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PALESTINE \u2014 Eighty-one jobs are at risk at Peraton\u2019s Palestine balloon operation center due to the impending expiration of its contract with NASA according to our news partner KETK. <\/p>\nPALESTINE \u2014 Eighty-one jobs are at risk at Peraton\u2019s Palestine balloon operation center due to the impending expiration of its contract with NASA according to our news partner KETK. <\/p>\n
Peraton\u2019s contract with NASA for balloon operations at the NASA Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine is set to expire on Sept. 30. If the company does not receive a contract extension or a re-award by that date, or within 14 days thereafter, it may be forced to lay off a significant portion of its workforce. The potential layoffs and their timing are based on current information, which is subject to change. Any developments, such as a contract extension or adjustments in government or operational needs, could alter the timeline or scale of the layoffs.<\/p>\n
\u201cDepending on government and operational requirements, layoffs in connection with the ending of the contract may come in stages, depending upon the need for workers as Peraton moves toward conclusion of operations under the contract,\u201d the company stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeraton is working diligently to retain our contract with the government and to preclude the occurrence of any layoff action,\u201d the company added. Employees will continue to be updated as more information becomes available regarding their employment status and the future of the contract. <\/p>\n
In 2022, Peraton announced that NASA had continued operations in Palestine, which was worth up to $339.1 million over seven years. Peraton employees had supported NASA\u2019s operations for more than five years, and through this partnership, they have \u201cachieved an exceptional record of mission success by exceeding requirements.\u201d <\/p>\n
According to a NASA 2026 budget technical supplement released on Tuesday, cuts are being made to the NASA Astrophysics Research program to align with President Donald Trump\u2019s Budget Request for 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PALESTINE \u2014 Eighty-one jobs are at risk at Peraton\u2019s Palestine balloon operation center due to the impending expiration of its contract with NASA according to our news partner KETK. Peraton\u2019s contract with NASA for balloon operations at the NASA Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine is set to expire on Sept. 30. If the company does … Continue reading 81 jobs in Palestine at risk pending NASA decision<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1429230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/07\/2025-07-24_054333-220x200.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1428953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-08 11:35:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/07\/2025-07-24_054333-220x200.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1428953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1428953"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1428953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1429823,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1428953\/revisions\/1429823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1429230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1428953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1428953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1428953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}