Sierra Nevada To Close California Propulsion Facility

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Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) is in the process of closing a California facility that has worked on hybrid propulsion systems, a move the company said Nov. 25 will not result in staff cuts beyond a previously announced round of layoffs. In a statement provided to SpaceNews, SNC spokeswoman Krystal Scordo said the company plans to close its Poway, California, office as it consolidates propulsion work across the company. The closure of the office is "ongoing," she said, and will be completed early next year. "In November, Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems concluded a limited workforce reduction in Poway, California, that had previously been announced in September," Scordo said. "No additional layoffs were conducted." Those not laid off there will be reassigned to other SNC offices, she said. In June, SNC acquired Madison, Wisconsin-based Orbital Technologies Corp., or ORBITEC, which also develops rocket engines. "As a result of the 2014 acquisition of ORBITEC, which specializes in propulsion systems, SNC is consolidating all of its propulsion related activities, including our hybrid motor technology, into one operating business unit," Scordo said.