tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16983037.post6144161684841286287..comments2023-10-25T09:19:31.298-05:00Comments on AstroRoach: Cosmic Log - Senate approves its spaceflight planAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15074194422858225092noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16983037.post-5632870834732765692010-08-06T19:15:57.092-05:002010-08-06T19:15:57.092-05:00U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Wednesday ac...U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Wednesday acknowledged "very difficult, trying times" at Kennedy Space Center, but told employees facing layoffs that federal support would help the Space Coast make the transition from the shuttle to new economic opportunities.<br /><br />Over lunch, Locke met with a dozen employees from three shuttle contractors who are expecting to lose their jobs by Oct. 1, part of a large wave of layoffs projected to total about 8,000 after the shuttle fleet retires next year.<br /><br />8,000 layoffs. I wonder how many "saved or created" jobs they will claim. And "new economic opportunities"? - where are they?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15074194422858225092noreply@blogger.com