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NASA will lose over 2,000 senior staff due to proposed Trump budget cuts

NASA will lose over 2,000 senior staff due to proposed Trump budget cuts

Posted on 10 July 2025 By jobuzo

NASA is set to lose at least 2,145 senior staff members as part of the Trump administration’s push for budget cuts, Politico reports. The brain drain could severely impact future research and missions, and is happening not long before the organization plans to send a new crew of astronauts to the Moon in 2026.

Of the over 2,000 departing staff members, nearly all of them are in senior positions, requiring specialized skills or management experience. “Those leaving include 1,818 staff serving in mission areas like science or human space flight, with the rest performing mission support roles like IT, facilities management or finance,” according to Politico. Staff across the organization’s regional centers are also leaving, including 311 staff from the Kennedy Space Center and 366 staff from the Johnson Space Center. These centers serve critical functions in the operation of NASA’s various missions. For example, Kennedy Space Center is NASA’s main rocket launch site and Johnson Space Center (the “Houston” of “Houston, we have a problem”) acts as the home base for human space flight operations.

Politico writes that these voluntary exits make up only half of the requested staffing cuts proposed in the White House’s budget. The Trump administration is asking for an over $6 billion cut to NASA’s 2025 budget, which would jeopardize multiple upcoming missions and research projects, including the Gateway lunar orbit station.

It’s still possible for Congress to make significant changes to the proposed budget, but since current staff losses are entirely voluntary, it’s highly likely some amount of damage has already been done. Given the growing number of commercial space missions, there’s plenty of opportunities for experienced former NASA staff to get work.

NASA will lose over 2,000 senior staff due to proposed Trump budget cuts


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