SpaceX has nailed its first launch and landing of 2019 with a mission that deployed more satellites for Virginia-based Iridium Communications. Its Falcon 9 blasted off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base on January 11. But it wasn’t all good news as it was revealed SpaceX is gearing up to axe hundreds of jobs.
SpaceX kicked off 2019 with a flawless rocket launch and landing on January 11, following its most successful 12-month period in 2018. But a short while later, it was revealed that Elon Musk’s space company is planning to cut its workforce by around 10 percent, equal to around 600 jobs.
First, more on that launch. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California early on Friday for the Iridium-8 mission, with the first stage of the rocket on its second outing following the Telstar 18 Vantage mission in September 2018.
SpaceX’s first orbital mission of 2019 successfully deployed 10 satellites for Virginia-based Iridium Communications.
