NASA’s first moon landing since Apollo 17 was initially scheduled for late 2024. However, development delays with both Boeing and SpaceX have pushed Artemis III back to 2027. Boeing is now preparing to layoff half its Artemis Program workforce as signs point toward the Trump administration not renewing the aerospace giant’s contract.

Boeing told employees in its SLS moon rocket program on Saturday that it plans to make around 400 layoffs as NASA's Artemis program suffers delays and cost revisions.

To align with revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectations, we informed our Space Launch Systems team of the potential for approximately 400 fewer positions by April