NASA Unit JPL To Lay Off About 550 Workers, Citing Restructure

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is laying off around 550 employees, or roughly 11% of its workforce, as part of an effort to “restructure and establish an appropriate size to ensure future success.” According to JPL Director Dave Gallagher, the job cuts “are not related to the current government shutdown.” CNBC reports: JPL is a research and development lab funded by NASA — the federal space agency — and managed by the California Institute of Technology. “While not…