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SpaceX claims its first victims as Rocketdyne lays off 100

The money that NASA is spending on SpaceX and others who are offering lower-cost private missions is money it won't be spending on Rocketdyne, which was sold in July by parent company United Technologies to GenCorp for $550 million.
So Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is lay ing off 100 employees, most in the San Fernando Valley, the Daily News reports.
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