Tag: Government shutdown
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Tethers Unlimited space venture lays off 20 percent of staff due to NASA shutdown
Robert Hoyt is the co-founder and CEO of Tethers Unlimited Inc. (TUI via YouTube) Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited Inc. has laid off about 20 percent of its workforce due to a cash crunch brought on by the partial government shutdown, the company’s CEO says. Tethers Unlimited snared an impressive lineup of contracts from NASA and…
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Government shutdown is putting a damper on science in Seattle and elsewhere
Arata Expositions’ Jason Edwards puts down a “Welcome” sign for the American Astronomical Society’s winter meeting at the Seattle Convention Center. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) It’s been called the “Super Bowl of Astronomy,” but when the American Astronomical Society’s winter meeting plays out in Seattle this week, some of the stars won’t be taking…