More than 18,000 people have applied for just 14 places on NASA’s latest astronaut training intake, according to the space agency. That figure surpassed the record set in 1978 of 8,000 applications said NASA in a statement.Applications this time around opened in mid-December and closed Thursday 18th February. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the … Continue reading
United Space Alliance said goodbye over the weekend to 119 more Kennedy Space Center employees in its latest round of layoffs. NASA’s lead shuttle contractor, a joint venture between the Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., is continuing a multi-year downsizing as the shutdown of the nation’s space-shuttle program nears completion. The latest cuts reduced … Continue reading