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Up to 20,000 NASA Workers to Lose Jobs When Shuttle Program Ends

NASA space shuttleNASA shuttle missions are scheduled to end later this year or early next year. NASA has two scheduled flights this fall. Some members of Congress want one more flight, possibly next June.

The closing of the shuttle program could lay off as many as 20,000 contract and subcontract workers, according to the Department of Labor. Commenting on the move, Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis, said: "By no means are we somehow turning off the spigot and saying we're going to close shop here. ... We're going to continue to push for more research, more technological breakthrough and continue to foster that growth that's occurred here over the last few decades."

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Green jobs coming, thanks to investors

If you want to feel like what you do for a living makes a difference, you'll soon face an embarrassment of riches.

The alternative energy industry -- the green business -- is about to ramp up its hiring, with the next year likely to show an increase in demand, according to U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis.

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