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NASA to fire almost 4,000 employees: Protests and a letter to space agency’s interim administrator under Trump
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is expected to cut at least 20 per cent of its workforce, in a ...
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NASA losing nearly 4,000 employees to Trump administration's 'deferred resignation' program
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have chosen to accept the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" option, reducing the ...
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NASA workers plan 'Moon Day' protest on July 20 to oppose mass layoffs, budget cuts. 'This year has been an utter nightmare that has not stopped.'
"NASA is being dismantled now, treating the President's budget request as marching orders rather than proposed legislation," ...
NASA Employees Warn Science and Safety Are at Risk from White House Budget Cuts
More than 280 NASA employees past and present, including at least 4 astronauts, have signed a declaration of opposition to ...
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NASA Staff Rebuke White House Cuts in Rare Public Dissent
A declaration of dissent from past and present NASA employees warns that science and safety are at risk and joins similar ...
Hundreds of NASA employees condemn proposed Trump administration budget cuts in public letter
Nearly 300 past and present NASA employees have signed a letter urging the space agency’s interim chief to resist the Trump ...
NASA faces major workforce shake-up as nearly 4,000 employees set to exit
NASA is bracing for the departure of approximately 3,870 employees, or nearly 20 per cent of its current workforce, under a voluntary resignation program launched as part of US President Donald ...
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NASA faces uncertain future amid Apollo 11 anniversary and budget cut protests
This Sunday, July 20, 2025, marks the 56th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, when humanity first ...
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‘We dissent’: NASA staff declare opposition to Trump cuts
Space-agency declaration of dissent and NSF petition join similar documents from staff at the EPA and the NIH.
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Trump budget proposal: NASA's SLS rocket, Orion and science on chopping ...
The days of NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket and Orion space capsule may be limited, as a White House budget proposal for the space agency aims to phase out the overbudget SLS after just two ...