Hundreds of NASA Employees Write Open Letter Blasting Trump Over "Rapid and Wasteful Changes" to Agency
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NASA employees have voiced strong opposition to proposed budget cuts by the Trump administration. They argue these cuts are arbitrary and contradict existing congressional appropriations. The signers of the open letter express concern about recent policies that threaten to compromise human safety, waste public resources, and weaken national security. Specific worries include the cancellation of missions funded by Congress, indiscriminate reductions in research funding, layoffs, and the end of international collaborations, which collectively undermine the core mission and utility of NASA.
Hundreds of employees at NASA have signed an open letter criticizing proposed cuts to the agency and condemning policies that could potentially harm the U.S.
The cuts proposed by the Trump administration are arbitrary and in defiance of congressional appropriations already promised to the agency.
The letter states that recent policies have threatened to waste public resources, compromise human safety, weaken national security, and undermine NASA's core mission.
Signers of the letter express concern over the ending of missions funded by Congress, indiscriminate cuts to science, and the canceling of international missions.
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