NASA, Trump and Protests
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Hundreds of current and former NASA employees protest budget cuts, warning they harm safety, national security, and scientific progress.
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Space on MSNNASA losing nearly 4,000 employees to Trump administration's 'deferred resignation' programNearly 4,000 NASA employees have chosen to accept the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" option, reducing the agency's workforce by more than 20%.
The White House's 2026 budget proposal threatens dozens of active and upcoming science missions designed to explore the cosmos.
Current and former NASA employees have co-signed a declaration protesting changes at the agency that some say pose a grave risk to astronauts.
NASA employees signed a letter detailing the destructive decisions that threaten to endanger lives and harm the public good.
About 3,870 employees have applied to depart NASA over two rounds through the Trump administration's deferred resignation program, the agency disclosed.
NASA is slashing nearly more than 20 percent of its workforce as part of President Trump’s efforts to downsize the federal government since returning to the White House. Nearly 4,000 workers have requested to depart the space agency through two rounds of the deferred resignation program.