'We have to fully fund NASA': Lawmaker joins space agency employees in protest outside DC headquarters

A series of images from the recent NASA protests showing various individuals holding microphones and signs outside of NASA's D.C. headquarters with the red lettering logo in front of glass doors.

Chants of "Save NASA!" echoed through downtown Washington, D.C., Monday(Sept. 15) as agency workers and supporters rallied outside NASA headquarters. Carrying signs and repeating calls, protestors urged lawmakers to protect the space agency's future.

It was the third such demonstration this summer, and part of a campaign organized by NASA Needs Help that the group says is growing as the budget fight intensifies. Demonstrators warned that layoffs, mission shutdowns and the loss of union rights are already sinking morale and threatening safety across NASA centers.