Hundreds of current and ex-employees of NASA signed a formal dissent letter protesting the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the agency.

On July 21, several hundred current and former employees of the space agency released an official letter of dissent, titled “The Voyager Declaration,” arguing against “rapid and wasteful changes which have undermined our mission.

Current and former NASA employees have co-signed a declaration protesting changes at the agency that some say pose a grave risk to astronauts.

Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have chosen to accept the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" option, reducing the agency's workforce by more than 20%.

In a sweeping move under the Trump administration’s directive to streamline federal agencies, NASA is set to lose nearly 3,870 employees through a voluntary resignation programme, raising concerns about talent drain and mission safety.

Leadership turns to voluntary exits to avoid layoffs, but experts warn of long-term impact on missions and innovation

A declaration of dissent from past and present NASA employees warns that science and safety are at risk and joins similar documents from staff at other federal science agencies

Voyager Declaration rails against 'indiscriminate cuts' to science and aeronautics research NASA's Goddard Center Director, Makenzie Lystrup, is to depart after just over two years in the role.… The announcement was made on the same day past and present NASA staffers "exercised their expression of Formal Dissent" regarding the agency's direction via the Voyager Declaration.