Lockheed Martin informed its Mi-choud Operations work force Aug. 1 that an unspecified number of layoffs would begin in October and continue through September 2010 as assembly of space shuttle external tanks phases out as NASA prepares to retire the shuttle fleet. The reductions are expected to impact operations in Huntsville, Ala., Florida's Kennedy Space Center and the New Orleans-based NASA Michoud Assembly Facility where the shuttle external tanks are designed and assembled. Lockheed Martin Michoud Operations currently employs 2,445 people across the three sites. Lockheed Martin said in a press release that the exact timing and number of reductions would depend on production schedules and the company's ability to find other work for the affected employees. Michoud spokesman Marion LaNasa said as many as 200 positions could be eliminated as work on the 10 final external tanks comes to an end.
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机译：洛克希德·马丁公司于8月1日告知其“超群”作战部队，随着美国国家航空航天局准备退休航天飞机，逐步淘汰航天飞机外舱的组装工作，裁员人数将从10月开始，一直持续到2010年9月。减少的数量预计将影响阿拉巴马州汉斯维尔，佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心以及新奥尔良的美国宇航局米乔德组装厂的运行，在那里设计和组装了航天飞机的外部坦克。洛克希德·马丁·米乔德（Lockheed Martin Michoud）运营部门目前在这三个地点拥有2,445名员工。洛克希德·马丁公司在新闻稿中说，裁员的确切时机和数量将取决于生产进度和公司为受影响员工寻找其他工作的能力。 Michoud发言人马里恩·拉纳萨（Marion LaNasa）表示，随着10个最终外部坦克的工作结束，多达200个职位将被取消。
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