NASA, White House and Budget Cuts
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Hundreds of current and former NASA employees protest budget cuts, warning they harm safety, national security, and scientific progress.
The signatories of the “Voyager Declaration” warned the space agency’s leadership about the consequences of major budget cuts that would halt many science missions.
Some NASA employees fear changes rippling through the agency will undermine safety during human space missions.
On July 21, several hundred current and former employees of the space agency released an official letter of dissent, titled “The Voyager Declaration,” arguing against “rapid and wasteful changes which have undermined our mission.
Hundreds of current and ex-employees of NASA signed a formal dissent letter protesting the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the agency.
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FLYING Magazine on MSNNASA Personnel Warn of ‘Dire’ Consequences of Proposed CutsMore than 280 current and former employees across all NASA centers and directorates decry “rapid and wasteful changes.”
Current and former NASA employees have co-signed a declaration protesting changes at the agency that some say pose a grave risk to astronauts.
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Space on MSN'NASA is under attack.' Space agency employees and lawmakers protest mass layoffs, science cuts amid budget turmoilNASA employees and allies protested sweeping science cuts they say are gutting the agency from within. As Congress pushes back on NASA leadership, workers warn the damage is already underway — and the future of U.