NASA's JPL faces lowest morale in decades after latest layoffs at La Cañada Flintridge institution

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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 550 employees Tuesday, reducing the La Cañada Flintridge facility’s workforce by more than 10%.

The cuts are part of a downsizing that has reduced JPL’s staff by roughly one-third over two years.

Morale has reached its lowest point in decades as the facility navigates budgetary chaos and an uncertain future.

Layoff notices went out Tuesday to 550 employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in response to ongoing budgetary chaos at the legendary La Cañada Flintridge facility.

The layoffs reduced the employee headcount by more than 10% and affected teams across the institution, according to multiple sources not authorized to speak publicl