Based in Kent, Washington, Blue Origin launches its New Glenn rockets from Florida and its smaller New Shepard rockets from Texas.
This week's move comes a month after the debut of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, which reached orbit on its first try.
Like Elon Musk's SpaceX — its chief competitor — Blue Origin holds contracts from NASA to land astronauts on the moon in the coming years.
In an email to staff obtained by The Associated Press, Limp said it was a “tough decision” but that the company grew too fast over the past few years.
Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin is cutting 10% of its workforce.
