When Atlantis lands Thursday, the famous room will seem even more ghostly. After 30 years and 135 missions, shuttles will no longer need controlling. NASA plans to turn the space into a training venue, mostly for astronauts going to the International Space Station and flight controllers working with the station.
Over the next couple of months, 800 or 900 people in the mission operations division will be laid off, said Paul Hill, head of that division and a former flight director himself.
"As proud as we are of our success ... I have to keep that in perspective with the 90 percent of the workforce that will no longer be part of that effort," Hill said.
By SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press – 2 hours ago
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My heart is breaking on this anniversary of the historic Apollo XI landing on the moon. I was four years old when Niel Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface and sparked a child's imagination and sense of wonder. When the Obama administration nueters NASA, it will be a crime against American scientific progress and leadership in space exploration. I thought it was the sworn DUTY of the POTUS to protect American interests and project the power of the United States in every field possible, not to hasten the desendency of the eagle in the eyes of the world. Once we've lost this, we will never get it back.
