Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have opted to leave under Trump’s Deferred Resignation Program amid leadership shifts, budget cuts, and growing concerns about agency direction.

Approximately 20% of NASA's workforce is expected to leave the agency, as confirmed by a spokesperson. This comes amidst various significant news including potential tariffs on açaí from Brazil, controversies surrounding Donald Trump's ties with Jeffrey Epstein,

On Monday, NASA announced that Makenzie Lystrup will leave her post as director of the Goddard Space Flight Center on Friday, August 1. Lystrup has held the top job at Goddard since April 2023, overseeing a staff of more than 8,000 civil servants and contractor employees and a budget last year of about $4.7 billion.

NASA Faces Major Talent Exodus as 3,870 Staff Opt for Voluntary Resignation - Nearly 3,870 NASA employees have opted for voluntary resignation as part of a federal workforce

More than 280 current and former NASA employees have warned that "rapid and wasteful changes" dictated by the White House will have "dire" consequences for the space agency. On Monday, the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing,

A declaration of dissent from past and present NASA employees warns that science and safety are at risk and joins similar documents from staff at other federal science agencies

More than 280 NASA employees past and present, including at least 4 astronauts, have signed a declaration of opposition to the many drastic changes that the administration of US President Donald Trump is working to enact.

President Donald Trump ’s so-called “ big beautiful bill ” that sought to slash NASA’s budget is a dangerous misstep at a time when American space leadership is more vital than ever. Space ...

Space-agency declaration of dissent and NSF petition join similar documents from staff at the EPA and the NIH.