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'NASA is under attack.' Space agency employees and lawmakers protest mass layoffs, science cuts amid budget turmoil

NASA 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.

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Nearly 300 NASA scientists sign 'Voyager Declaration' to protest Trump space science budget cuts

Nearly 300 current and former NASA employees — including astronauts, engineers and scientists — have signed the "Voyager Declaration," a formal statement raising alarm over recent actions and steep budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration.

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NASA Says Thousands of Employees Set to Resign from Space Agency

NASA will lose roughly 3,870 employees through a voluntary resignation program, part of a broad push from President Donald Trump’s administration to reduce the federal workforce.

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NASA veterans say political pressure and slashed funding are destroying mankind's ability to go on future missions

In a letter to NASA's interim chief, Sean Duffy, the group slammed "wasteful changes" that undermine NASA's core mission.

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White House works to ground NASA science missions before Congress can ...

Science at risk The Trump White House released its proposed budget for NASA a little more than a month ago, seeking to reduce NASA's budget by about 24 percent, from $24.8 billion this year to $18 ...

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How NASA advisory committees are navigating a new political landscape

NASA's headquarters building in Washington. Credit: NASA Since the start of the second Trump administration, NASA’s formal advisory committees have largely been suspended.

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A prominent Jacksonville political fixture now works at NASA. Could ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In a significant career move, Brian Hughes, a longtime fixture in Jacksonville’s political scene, has been appointed as NASA’s new chief of staff.

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Here’s why Trump appointed the secretary of transportation to lead NASA

Six weeks after he terminated the nomination of Jared Isaacman to become NASA administrator, President Trump moved on Wednesday evening to install a new temporary leader for the space agency.

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Trump says it would have been “inappropriate” for Isaacman to lead NASA

President Trump says it would have been “inappropriate” for Jared Isaacman to lead NASA given his ties to Elon Musk and history of political donations.

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