Paragon Space Development Corp. lays off 70 workers after losing Gateway contract
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Location: Arizona, USA.
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Summary
Paragon Space Development Corp., an Arizona-based aerospace company, laid off 70 employees after losing a major contract tied to NASA's planned Gateway station. The workforce reduction followed Northrop Grumman's termination of its agreement for life-support systems on the Gateway Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), for which Paragon had been developing environmental control and life-support technologies under a more-than-$100 million contract. CEO Mark Greeley described the layoffs as one of the most difficult decisions in the company's 33-year history and said the change stems from NASA's shift from a lunar-orbiting Gateway to prioritizing lunar surface operations. Paragon emphasized that while the Gateway cancellation affected this program, the company intends to continue its broader mission serving government and commercial spaceflight initiatives.
Paragon Space Development Corp cut 70 jobs in AZ.
That is roughly 82.4% of the 85 people Paragon Space Development Corp employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 2 layoff events at Paragon Space Development Corp since June 2026, including 15 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 1 additional event known from news reporting.
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