Over 2,000 senior NASA employees are leaving the space agency as the Trump administration pushes for major budget cuts and workforce reductions. The departures include some of NASA’s most experienced staff members who work in key areas like science and human space flight missions.
At least 2,145 high-level NASA employees are set to leave as the agency faces pressure from the Trump administration to reduce its staff. Those leaving include 1,818 staff serving in mission areas like science or human space flight, with the rest performing mission support roles like IT, facilities management or finance.
