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Mike Wall

FOUND: Nasa s jet propulsion lab laying off 8 of its workforce - You Need To See This

A handful of white and tan buildings, one with a large blue nasa logo, sit in the foothills of mountains.

Budgetary issues have forced the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA's chief center for robotic planetary exploration, to reduce its workforce by about 8%.

The cuts affect roughly 530 employees and 40 contractors, according to JPL officials, who announced the news this afternoon (Feb. 6). 

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