Boeing is getting ready to situation layoff notices to roughly 200 workers engaged on the House Launch System (SLS) — the large rocket central to NASA’s flagship Artemis program — because it braces for the likelihood that its contracts with the house company might not be renewed after they finish in March.

Of the roughly 400 positions Boeing initially thought of slicing by April “to align with revisions to the Artemis program and value expectations,” the corporate managed to protect half of the roles after each day talks with NASA, Boeing’s Vice President and program supervisor for the SLS rocket, David Dutcher, notified workers in an electronic mail final week, in keeping with Bloomberg.