Nasa faces significant staff reductions. Over 2,000 senior employees are expected to leave. This is due to proposed budget cuts. The White House plans

The departures come in the wake of a proposed White House budget for 2026 that would cut NASA’s funding by 25 percent and reduce its workforce by over 5,000 employees. If approved by Congress, these cuts would leave the agency operating with its smallest budget and staff levels since the early 1960s, POLITICO noted.

Over 2,145 senior NASA employees could leave as the Trump administration proposes a 25% budget cut. The potential layoffs, prompted by efforts to streamline federal spending, threaten NASA's operations,

Most of the employees whose jobs have been taken away in the latest wave of layoffs are in senior-level government ranks with specialised skills or management responsibilities

It’s bleeding senior-level talent with at least 2,145 employees taking buyouts, deferred resignations, and early retirement offers, Politico reports. The Trump administration wants to cut thousands more jobs at NASA as part of its efforts to decimate the federal workforce.