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A Top NASA Official Is Among Thousands of Staff Leaving the Agency

Makenzie Lystrup’s departure from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center comes soon after the resignation of the director of JPL.

Safety is Being Compromised in Every Way, Warn NASA Staffers Who Signed a Protest Letter

Draconian budget and staff cuts could mean another Challenger disaster, warn current and former NASA employees.
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Nearly 300 NASA scientists sign 'Voyager Declaration' to protest Trump space science budget cuts

The signatories warn that political interference and abrupt budget reductions could jeopardize decades of progress in space ...

In scathing letter, NASA workers rebuke ‘rapid and wasteful changes’ at agency

Current and former NASA employees have co-signed a declaration protesting changes at the agency that some say pose a grave ...
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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 ...

NASA loses another senior official as tension about the agency's future grows

The departures are playing out as NASA and other government agencies contend with significant cuts to funding and personnel.
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Resignations and a ‘dissent’ letter suggest Trump has put NASA’s future in doubt

It remains an open question as to whether NASA and the U.S. space program will survive the Republican president’s second term ...

Hundreds of NASA Employees, Past and Present, Sign Letter of Formal Dissent

The signatories of the “Voyager Declaration” warned the space agency’s leadership about the consequences of major budget cuts ...

NASA reports plane-sized asteroid nearing Earth

But 2025 OW isn't the only asteroid approaching us in the coming days. NASA is also tracking another airplane-sized space ...

NASA to launch 2 new satellites that will help forecast solar storms

The same charged particles from the Sun’s atmosphere responsible for the northern lights can also damage Earth’s electrical ...

NASA’s X-59 moves under its own power

NASA announced a successful test of its X-59 aircraft at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., that could lead to ...