Startup ABL Space Reduces Workforce

The destruction of a flight-ready RS1 booster after a static test fire on July 19 left ABL Space short on resources, prompting layoffs.

Credit: ABL Space Systems
Aiming to pare costs and reorganize its small-satellite launch business, startup ABL Space Systems has cut an undisclosed percentage of its workforce as it attempts to recover from a ground-based accident in July that claimed a flight-ready booster. “It’s a tough day for many in our company,” ABL...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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