Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 08:34am on 26 Jul 2025,Saturday Science
NASA is set to lose nearly 3,870 employees, almost 20% of its workforce, through a Deferred Resignation Program initiated under President Donald Trump’s federal downsizing plan. The agency aims to become more “efficient and streamlined” while maintaining safety and mission capability. This marks the second wave of voluntary exits since Trump’s return to office. Concerns mount over the impact on deep-space missions, with hundreds of current and former employees warning of a loss of irreplaceable expertise in a letter titled The Voyager Declaration. NASA’s future workforce will shrink to 14,000, raising alarms about operational readiness for Moon and Mars exploration. (PC: CNN & NASA)
