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NASA employees warn cuts threaten safety, advancement
UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – The Voyager Declaration, signed by 287 NASA employees, warns that proposed 24% budget and 31% workforce cuts threaten safety, research, and ongoing space missions at the agency.
- On July 9, 2025, Sean Duffy replaced longtime NASA employee Janet Petro as acting NASA Administrator amid agency restructuring and staffing losses.
- This leadership transition occurred after the Trump administration ordered the closure of branches focused on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility initiatives and halted projects that had received Congressional approval.
- A collective of 287 past and present NASA scientists and staff released the Voyager Declaration, expressing strong concerns about reductions in funding, the termination of grants, and an environment of pervasive silence within the organization that may jeopardize astronaut safety.
- The letter, endorsed by 156 anonymous and 131 publicly named individuals—including over 50 employees currently working at NASA and Garrett Reisman—warns that recent policies risk wasting taxpayer funds, endangering safety, weakening security, and harming the agency’s core objectives.
- These developments coincide with NASA losing over 2,600 employees, shuttering DEIA branches, and managing voluntary reductions designed to protect safety-critical roles amid ongoing budget cuts.
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USA Today'Catastrophic impacts': NASA workers protest Trump's proposed budget cuts and policies in letter
NASA faces a proposed $6 billion agency-wide funding cut by the Trump administration, including a 47% reduction of science missions and activities.
Nearly 300 NASA scientists sign 'Voyager Declaration' to protest Trump space science budget cuts
Nearly 300 current and former NASA employees — including astronauts, engineers and scientists — have signed the "Voyager Declaration," a formal statement raising alarm over recent actions and steep budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration.
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