Shuttle Job Cuts: Its About Time Florida Took Notice

Our position: With end of shuttle program, Space Coast needs aggressive new plan, editorial, Orlando Sentinel

“It’s been clear for some time that Florida’s Space Coast would lose a lot of good jobs when NASA retires the space shuttle. But that didn’t take away the sting of this week’s report from the space agency showing how bad the losses would be.”

Editor’s note: Waiting until the last minute to act on this wasn’t the smartest move on Florida’s part – when options are limited. It’s not like this has been a secret for the past 4 years and that there was any outcome other than massive job loss – no matter how small the gap between Shuttle and Orion was.