New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- About 400 workersat Boeing's Space Launch System moon rocket program are set to lose jobs after the US planemaker warned on Saturday of layoffs due to revisions to NASA's Artemis program and cost expectations.

In the coming weeks, Boeing will issue 60-day notices of involuntary layoffs to the affected employees.

Seattle-based aerospace manufacturer is also working with its customers to redeploy employees.

"We are working with our customer and seeking opportunities to redeploy employees across our company to minimize job losses," a Boeing spokesperson said via email, according to a Reuters report.

The 400 positions amounts to more than one-third of the staff assigned to the Space Launch System program.

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