Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is laying off about 1,400 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, according to an internal email obtained by BBC News.

Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin told employees Thursday it would lay off about 10% of its workforce. The company has more than 10,000 employees, with a major presence on the Space Coast at its rocket factory adjacent Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex where it constructs its New Glenn rocket.