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Artemis 2 astronauts stress importance of their moon mission as NASA faces budget, workforce cuts: 'We have to move the needle.'
NASA's next moon astronauts underscored the importance of their upcoming Artemis 2 mission despite a turbulent time for the ...
NASA faces major workforce reduction as over 3,800 employees depart amid budget cut concerns
More than 3,800 NASA employees are departing the agency via voluntary separation programs, as part of a larger federal ...
Lawmakers writing NASA’s budget want a cheaper upper stage for the SLS rocket
In a further indication of Congress' position on the SLS and Orion programs, lawmakers set aside more than $4 billion for the ...
Nearly 4,000 NASA Employees Quit as Part of Trump Buyouts
More than 20% of NASA’s civil workforce has elected to leave the agency since President Trump took office in January, the ...
Young talent will replace departing NASA workers, Alabama congressman says
According to an earlier POLITICO report, NASA is set to lose 2,145 highly experienced staff under the administration’s downsizing efforts. More than 10% of those senior-level reductions – 279 in total ...
NASA’s New Radar Mission Launched From India. Here’s What It Will Do.
NISAR, a new Earth-observing satellite, is a collaboration between NASA and India’s space agency. A new radar satellite, ...
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NASA faces around 20% workforce exodus
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have opted to leave under Trump’s Deferred Resignation Program amid leadership shifts, budget ...
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Concerns about NASA's proposed budget cuts and the potential impact on U.S. interests
Pamela Melroy, former Deputy Administrator of NASA, talks about the importance of NASA to U.S. interests amid concerns about proposed budget cuts.
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Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have opted to leave the space agency through the Trump administration’s deferred resignation ...
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Hundreds of Science Agency Employees Criticize Changes Under Trump
Current and former employees at NSF, NASA, NIH, and the EPA have signed onto letters enumerating their concerns.
Investing in Space: NASA's months of reckoning
A group of 360 current and former employees penned a letter rebuking “rapid and wasteful changes” across staffing, mission ...
Trump’s NASA budget cuts could compromise human safety, warn hundreds of agency employees in open letter
With looming budget cuts at NASA, scientists are voicing their fears about the safety of ongoing missions. Echoing the tragic Challenger incident, a collective letter from NASA staff raises alarms ...