Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) announced Oct. 5 that it will close its civil space operation in Goleta, Calif. — also known as Santa Barbara Remote Sensing (SBRS) – – in early 2008.

SBRS projects will be transferred and consolidated in phases to a Raytheon facility in El Segundo, Calif. All 250 SBRS employees will be affected through attrition, transfer or layoffs.

Raytheon’s remaining Goleta operations, Electronic Warfare Systems and Vision Systems, will not be affected.