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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 second major staff cut to hit the US space agency under the Trump administration. This leaves the employee count at around 14,000.
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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," ...
This Sunday, July 20, 2025, marks the 56th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, when humanity first ...
A declaration of dissent from past and present NASA employees warns that science and safety are at risk and joins similar ...
Space-agency declaration of dissent and NSF petition join similar documents from staff at the EPA and the NIH.
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 ...
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to axe key parts of NASA's moon program in favour of commercial alternatives and his Mars-focused agenda. It also proposes cuts to Gateway ...
The bad part in Trump’s budget is the near total evisceration of NASA’s science programs, both on Earth and in space.The budget proposal slashes $1.3 billion from Earth science and $2.3 billion ...
Seven former NASA science chiefs signed a letter urging Congress to reject Trump's proposed 47% cut to NASA’s science budget, warning it would end key missions and undermine U.S. leadership in ...
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