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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.
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
On Monday, more than 280 current and previous NASA employees united as signatories to a letter urging the agency’s leadership — and the nation’s leadership — not to abandon our commitment to the safe and sustainable exploration of our universe.
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NASA Goddard Center Director quits as agency staffers issue dissent letter
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.
In a letter to NASA's interim chief, Sean Duffy, the group slammed "wasteful changes" that undermine NASA's core mission.