Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opted to leave the agency through a deferred resignation program, reducing its workforce from 18,000 to 14,000. The cuts are part of a broader initiative by the Trump administration to reduce the federal workforce. A fiscal year 2026 budget request proposed a 24% funding reduction for NASA, decreasing its budget from nearly $25 billion to about $19 billion. However, additional funding was secured through new legislation to support significant projects, including Mars missions and returning to the moon.
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have opted to leave the agency through the Trump administration's deferred resignation program, which reduces the workforce from 18,000 to 14,000 employees.
The Trump administration's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget request would reduce NASA's funding by about 24%, from nearly $25 billion to nearly $19 billion.
Despite budget cuts, NASA received nearly $10 billion in additional funding through Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act to support Mars missions and lunar plans.
NASA's workforce cuts and budget reductions have faced criticism from scientists and space organizations, emphasizing concerns about the agency's future capabilities.
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