A Top NASA Official Is Among Thousands of Staff Leaving the Agency
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Summary
The Trump administration is continuing its efforts to cut the budgets of federal research agencies, and NASA appears to be feeling the strain.
Following the departure of several NASA employees, Makenzie Lystrup, the director of the Goddard Space Flight Center, will leave her role on 1 August.
This follows the release of an open letter, The Voyager Declaration, which opposes “recent policies that have or threaten to waste public resources, compromise human safety, weaken national security and undermine the core NASA mission”.
Signatories to the letter are concerned that NASA’s scientific missions are being undermined, with the Trump administration proposing a 25% budget cut for the agency.
Congress is now considering budget bills that would restore NASA’s funding close to its current level, but there is concern that the Trump administration may attempt to circumvent congressional budget limitations and impose more widespread cuts.
