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PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 1992
Confronting federal-budget-driven reductions in two of its
planetary exploration projects, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(JPL) will take special action to absorb affected scientists,
engineers and other employees in other projects, JPL Director Dr.
Edward C. Stone said today.
Termination of the Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby (CRAF)
project in Fiscal Year 1992 and the Magellan mission in 1993,
"will require a reduction of 100 to 150 positions from these
projects by the end of FY92," he stated.
The Laboratory will limit the hiring of new employees
compared with what had been planned and JPL's Personnel
Development Committee will "focus its attention on individuals
becoming available from CRAF and Magellan," working to match them
with current and forthcoming openings, Dr. Stone said.
Dr. Stone also pointed out that mission operations
personnel from Magellan are expected to be needed on other flight
projects. Finally, he added that project-specific orientation
and retraining may be provided to achieve the phased
redeployment.
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