Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, is laying off 10% of its workforce to reduce bureaucracy and increase focus amid plans for future launches. The layoffs affect crucial sectors such as research, engineering, and project management. This move comes after a period of relative success for Blue Origin, marking milestones in rocket launches and space tourism. Despite these achievements, the company is perceived as trailing behind SpaceX, leading to strategic changes aimed at improving cost efficiency and operational speed as they gear up for upcoming moon missions.
The layoffs aim to address a lack of focus and an excessive amount of bureaucracy at Blue Origin, targeting program management, R&D, and engineering.
Despite successful launches and plans for commercial moon missions, Blue Origin still lags behind SpaceX in terms of rocket launches and operational speed.
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