Trump’s Dismantling of NASA Has Officially Begun

[Swordsmyth]

NASA has begun implementing its reduction in force (RIF) approach, closing three offices and laying off staff in compliance with executive orders by the new administration that target the federal workforce.


NASA announced on Monday that it will be closing the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy; the Office of the Chief Scientist; and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Branch of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Twenty-three employees will be affected by the cuts, according to SpacePolicyOnline.com.


The recent workforce cuts are in response to an executive order to end “radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing,” and another to implement the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) workforce optimization initiative.

More at: https://gizmodo.com/nasa-closes-off...-following-trumps-executive-orders-2000574340

 

[TheTexan]

NASA has begun implementing its reduction in force (RIF) approach, closing three offices and laying off staff in compliance with executive orders by the new administration that target the federal workforce.


NASA announced on Monday that it will be closing the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy; the Office of the Chief Scientist; and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Branch of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Twenty-three employees will be affected by the cuts, according to SpacePolicyOnline.com.


The recent workforce cuts are in response to an executive order to end “radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing,” and another to implement the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) workforce optimization initiative.

More at: https://gizmodo.com/nasa-closes-off...-following-trumps-executive-orders-2000574340

Okay so there is a DEIA branch of the Office of DEI? Jesus fucking christ how many DEI branches are there, and why isn't every single bit of that shut down by now

SMGDH

 

[TheTexan]

NASA already has a "Chief Scientist"

his name is Elon Musk

 

[Swordsmyth]

Less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to slash the bloated federal bureaucracy and gut agencies, Politico reports that thousands of senior-ranking NASA employees are set to exit in a massive restructuring.

Politico cited internal documents showing that NASA plans to cut 2,694 staff members through a combination of early retirement offers, buyouts, and deferred resignations.

Key details from the report include:

875 GS-15 employees, the agency's most senior civil servants, are among those leaving.

1,818 of the departing staff work in core mission roles; the remainder are in support functions, such as IT and finance.

Departures are widespread, with Goddard Space Flight Center losing the most (607), followed by Johnson (366), Kennedy (311), and HQ (307).

"The departures follow a proposed White House budget for 2026 that would slash NASA's funding by 25 percent and cut over 5,000 staff," the report said, adding, "The cuts, if enacted by Congress, would force the agency to operate with the smallest budget and staff since the early 1960s."

More at:

https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/nasa-eyes-deep-staff-cuts-major-agency-overhaul

NASA Eyes Deep Staff Cuts In Major Agency Overhaul | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

 

[Snowball]

Trump's cuts to NASA are not about DEI.
He hates NASA because he hates all public ownership and truly national projects, which are not owned by private interests he represents.

'What a waste:' US scientists decry Trump's 47% cuts to NASA science budget
By Monisha Ravisetti
"I don't think it is an overstatement to say that morale among U.S.-based scientists is at an all-time low."

'What a waste:' US scientists decry Trump's 47% cuts to NASA science budget

"I don't think it is an overstatement to say that morale among U.S.-based scientists is at an all-time low."

www.space.com

Here are 10 NASA missions that could be grounded under Trump’s 2026 budget

Here are 10 NASA missions that could be grounded under Trump’s 2026 budget

Several ongoing and future missions led or co-led by NASA exploring the cosmos could face serious changes if Congress approves President Donald Trump's 2026 budget request.

www.yahoo.com

Hotel Mars June 4, 2025
John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston
John and I welcomed Casey Dreier from The Planetary Society to the program to discuss the proposed NASA space and science budget cuts and the elimination of several key projects.

Broadcast4381 Hotel Mars with Casey Dryer | The Space Show

thespaceshow.com

 

[nikcers]

The people he is firing were a part of the takeover of our economy by global interests.

Trump is definitely pro NASA. He signed off on the mars program.

The only global interests NASA should be about is going to mars.

 

[acptulsa]

The only global interests NASA should be about is going to mars.

Yo, Crok. What percentage of all NASA launches have been parking satellites in orbit?

 

[nikcers]

Yo, Crok. What percentage of all NASA launches have been parking satellites in orbit?

Planetary science is one thing but we don't want technocrats to rule our country and control our energy policy and hand our country's economy over to global non american political interests.

 

[acptulsa]

Planetary science is one thing but...

An AI bot that refuses to answer questions is worse than useless. It's a blight on the landscape.

It's worse than a billboard between someone and the Grand Canyon. It's the answer to a question nobody asked.

 

[nikcers]

An AI bot that refuses to answer questions is worse than useless. It's a blight on the landscape.

It's worse than a billboard between someone and the Grand Canyon. It's the answer to a question nobody asked.

NASA has been bloated with graft for decades.

Congress used it as a piggy bank and then paid them to lie about why the earths temperature changes so they can steal even more money from us.

I know they were just the bag men but the president can't fire congress only we can.

 

[PAF]

So the cats out of bag, that many of the launches have been top-secret in nature, and now that the Private Sector is contracting with Fed.Gov [in the name of "efficiency"], it can be kept even secreter due to proprietary information.

Gotta love those PPP's [Public-Private Partnerships] and the Technocratic takeover that @Swordsmyth has wet dreams over.

 

[nikcers]

So the cats out of bag, that many of the launches have been top-secret in nature, and now that the Private Sector is contracting with Fed.Gov [in the name of "efficiency"], it can be kept even secreter due to proprietary information.

Gotta love those PPP's [Public-Private Partnerships] and the Technocratic takeover that @Swordsmyth has wet dreams over.

The costs went down because NASA no longer has a monopoly and cant charge monopoly prices.

It has lowered the costs upwards of 75%.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Trump's cuts to NASA are not about DEI.
He hates NASA because he hates all public ownership and truly national projects, which are not owned by private interests he represents.

'What a waste:' US scientists decry Trump's 47% cuts to NASA science budget
By Monisha Ravisetti
"I don't think it is an overstatement to say that morale among U.S.-based scientists is at an all-time low."

'What a waste:' US scientists decry Trump's 47% cuts to NASA science budget

"I don't think it is an overstatement to say that morale among U.S.-based scientists is at an all-time low."

www.space.com

Here are 10 NASA missions that could be grounded under Trump’s 2026 budget

Here are 10 NASA missions that could be grounded under Trump’s 2026 budget

Several ongoing and future missions led or co-led by NASA exploring the cosmos could face serious changes if Congress approves President Donald Trump's 2026 budget request.

www.yahoo.com

Hotel Mars June 4, 2025
John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston
John and I welcomed Casey Dreier from The Planetary Society to the program to discuss the proposed NASA space and science budget cuts and the elimination of several key projects.

Broadcast4381 Hotel Mars with Casey Dryer | The Space Show

thespaceshow.com

Cry harder, commie.
NASA is pure government waste, and even if we were to keep the little bit of actual science they do we would need to cut all the bureaucratic fat and climate scam garbage.

 

[Swordsmyth]

So the cats out of bag, that many of the launches have been top-secret in nature, and now that the Private Sector is contracting with Fed.Gov [in the name of "efficiency"], it can be kept even secreter due to proprietary information.

Gotta love those PPP's [Public-Private Partnerships] and the Technocratic takeover that @Swordsmyth has wet dreams over.

Libertarians/Anarchists for government bureaucracy again.

It never gets any less funny.

 

[Snowball]

Cry harder, commie.
NASA is pure government waste, and even if we were to keep the little bit of actual science they do we would need to cut all the bureaucratic fat and climate scam garbage.

I am not a Commie and NASA has nothing at all to do with climate change.

 

[Swordsmyth]

I am not a Commie and NASA has nothing at all to do with climate change.

LOL

Yes, you are, and NASA is constantly involved in the climate "science" scam.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/26/nx-s1-5481304/nasa-employees-deferred-resignation-program

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/26/nx-s1-5481304/nasa-employees-deferred-resignation-program