NASA workforce to shrink by 10 percent with new layoffs: Report

Top leader in charge of returning NASA to moon suddenly retires

A top executive in charge of returning NASA astronauts to the moon is suddenly retiring.After 35 years, NASA announced Wednesday that Associate Administrator Jim Free is leaving the space agency in the coming days.Free spoke in December about the future of the Artemis program.“Our campaign of human exploration, science, and discovery that began with Artemis I continues with journeys to the moon and then, journeys on to Mars,” Free said.As NASA’s…

NASA and the on-again, off-again job cuts

Lucky there isn't an asteroid headed for Earth for which a demoralized space agency might need to mount a redirect mission

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free to Retire After 30 Years Service

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announced Wednesday his retirement, effective Saturday, Feb. 22. As associate administrator, Free has been the senior advisor to NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro and leads NASA's 10 center directors,…

Key NASA officials' departure casts more uncertainty over US moon program

NASA Langley workers get guidance for likely layoffs

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) - Guidance that went to probationary workers at NASA Langley this week included instructions on getting important documents together, and mention scenarios of class action lawsuits and separation from federal service. The guidance comes at a time when President Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, scour the federal government for cost savings. The guidance adv…

10% of NASA workforce laid off amid Trump administration cuts: Report

Sources from NASA told ABC News that the organization was hit with layoffs as the Trump administration continues reeling back government spending.