Document argues president’s proposed funding reductions will ‘compromise human safety, weaken national security and undermine the core NASA 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.

NASA scientists say pending cuts to the space agency could compromise mission safety and pave the way for another tragedy like the 1986 Challenger disaster.

Some NASA employees fear changes rippling through the agency will undermine safety during human space missions.

NASA’s course reversal on firing about 1,000 probationary employees in February was hailed as a victory for those opposing cuts to the space agency’s civil workforce, which in January comprised more than 18,000 personnel. According to the latest update, however, NASA could be 20 percent smaller by January 2026.

NASA reported that more than 3,000 employees have opted for early retirement or resigned via its voluntary separation scheme, which ended on Friday night.

NASA has stipulated a statistical limit of no more than one possible fatal accident per 270 flights. SpaceX and Boeing are developing separate fleets of capsules but neither is likely to meet that ...

Safety Concerns The goal of NASA's commercial crew transportation program is to allow astronauts to be routinely transported into orbit by private spacecraft; slated to be developed and operated ...

The shuttle Discovery’s near flawless STS-121 mission in July completed NASA’s return-to-flight effort and demonstrated that post-Columbia safety improvements appear to be effective.

On May 25, a NASA safety advisory panel had expressed concerns about outstanding issues that needed to be resolved with Starliner ahead of its planned launch date, including problems with the ...