Jeff Bezos's rocket company Blue Origin is laying off around 10 percent of its workforce following a period of rapid expansion, the firm's chief executive told staff on Thursday.

The company, which has offices in Southern California, is eliminating positions in engineering, R&D, and program/project management.

Jeff Bezos' Kent-based Blue Origin will lay off 10% of its employees company-wide. Following a company-wide call with CEO Dave Limp on Thursday, Limp sent an email to staff saying the company’s main focus this year is “to scale our manufacturing output and launch cadence with speed,

Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin will slash 10% of its workforce as it pivots toward increasing rocket launch frequency after years of research and development, the space company said Thursday. “Our primary focus in 2025 and beyond is to scale our manufacturing output and launch cadence with speed,

The marketplace for private space enterprises is far from free, especially with SpaceX CEO and eagerly willing Martian sperm donor Elon Musk holding the purse strings of the federal government. SpaceX’s competitors can only sit back and prepare for the loss of its government contracts.

Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin is cutting 10% of its workforce. The move comes just a month after the debut of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, which reached orbit on its first try.

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket company plans to lay off 10 percent of its workforce as it seeks to revamp its operations to better compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

In an email to employees, the company’s chief executive said the company had become bloated during its growth in recent years.