NASA stars may fall: Trump may trigger the exhaust of 2,000+ scientists and employees; The smallest workforce since 1960

NASA is ready to lose more than 2,000 senior level employees as part of a push to cut government employees. According to documents received by Politico, 2,145 employees in top roles are expected to leave the space agency in the coming months. Many of them have years of experience and important roles in NASA’s science and space missions.Most of the exit are part of GS -13 to GS -15 pay grade, including people with special technical skills and management positions. Of a total of 2,694 civil workers planning to leave NASA, a large number of significant missions such as space research and human spaceflight are included.Experts are concerned that it may delay NASA’s goals of sending astronauts on the moon by 2027 and later works in Mission Plan, Engineering and Operations on Mars, especially on Mars.Which NASA centers are affected?Job cuts are spread over 10 main centers of NASA across America, including:

These centers handle everything from rocket launch and astronaut training to construction of spacecraft and studying the solar system.Why are they going?NASA is offering early retirement, purchases and voluntary resignations to employees. The step follows the proposed 2026 budget of the White House, which plans to reduce NASA’s funding by 25 percent and reduce their employees by over 5,000 people. If approved by the Congress, it will bring NASA’s workforce to its smallest size since the 1960s.An employee of NASA, who had chosen to remain anonymous, stated that he was partially leaving due to fear of future budget and lack of permanent NASA chief. “Things just look like it is going to deteriorate,” said the employee.NASA repliedNASA spokesperson Bethani Stevens said that the agency still focuses on its big goals:“NASA is committed to our mission because we work within a more priority budget,” he told Politico. “We are working closely with the administration to ensure that the US is making way in space exploration.”