Irene Klotz
September 3, 2024

Startup ABL Space cuts staff

The destruction of a flight-ready RS1 booster after a static test firing on July 19 left ABL Space short of resources, leading to layoffs.

Credit: ABL Space Systems

In a bid to cut costs and reorganize its small satellite launch business, startup ABL Space Systems has cut an undisclosed percentage of its workforce as it tries to recover from a July ground accident that destroyed a flight-ready booster rocket. “This is a difficult day for many in our company,” ABL said…

Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is the Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a news agency journalist covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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