NASA Tells Constellation Contractors They Need to Cut Expenditures

Space News and the Orlando Sentinel are reporting that NASA notified Congress today that it had sent letters to contractors on the Constellation program telling them to immediately reduce spending on the program to avoid violating the Anti-Deficiency Act. The reports say that the cutbacks could mean a loss of 2,500-5,000 jobs. The Orlando Sentinel says that ATK will be hardest hit, but Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, and Boeing also will be affected.