Six months after his second inauguration, not only US President Donald Trump’s ambitious vision of sending Astronauts to Mars ...

At the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), approximately 2,145 senior-ranking employees are expected to leave the agency, according to a report published by Politico on ...

NASA's leadership is also looking to soften the blow by providing resigning NASA workers with "post-employment training." The email paints a troubling picture of an agency in crisis, and still ...

This all comes a few weeks after the Trump administration's 2026 federal government budget proposal writ large, which includes a full 24% funding cut for NASA. Latest News ...

Most employees leaving are in GS-13 to GS-15 positions, senior-level government ranks, the report said, adding that the agency has offered staff early retirement, buyouts and deferred resignations.

The cuts follow NASA's FY 2026 Budget Request, which it released in May.The request puts the agency's projected FY 2026 expenditure just shy of $18.9 billion—nearly a 24% drop from this fiscal ...