A moon rock displayed in the Oval Office since President Joe Biden’s term has been removed after President Donald Trump took office in January 2025. Collected during the Apollo missions, the lunar sample is set to be returned to NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

Boeing informed its Space Launch System (SLS) team of potential layoffs, a worrying sign that NASA’s Moon rocket may be at risk after massive cost overruns and schedule delays. And also Trump.

NASA responded to news that Boeing aims to lay off up to 400 workers from its Space Launch System program. The SLS rocket plays a key role in the Artemis moon program, the agency said.

Boeing informed its employees working on NASA's Artemis program that it was preparing for as many as 400 layoffs connected to the giant rocket under development amid possible shakeups to the country's return-to-the-moon initiative,

Boeing warns of layoffs amid NASA's Artemis program delays