The departures are playing out as NASA and other government agencies contend with significant cuts to funding and personnel.

Makenzie Lystrup’s departure from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center comes soon after the resignation of the director of JPL.

NASA senior staff are being offered the opportunity to leave voluntarily before the axes start swinging, and it seems likely that thousands will take the escape hatch.

The cuts follow NASA's FY 2026 Budget Request, which it released in May.The request puts the agency's projected FY 2026 expenditure just shy of $18.9 billion—nearly a 24% drop from this fiscal ...

The space agency is facing potentially disastrous budget cuts and staff reductions.

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top Democrats on a House committee overseeing NASA's budget assailed senior agency ...

Most employees leaving are in GS-13 to GS-15 positions, senior-level government ranks, the report said, adding that the agency has offered staff early retirement, buyouts and deferred resignations.

At least 2,145 senior-ranking NASA employees are set to leave under a push to shed staff, ... With NASA still accepting deferred resignations, more could easily leave. Advertisement.

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Most employees leaving are in GS-13 to GS-15 positions, senior-level government ranks, the report said, adding that the agency has offered staff early retirement, buyouts and deferred resignations.