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A declaration of dissent from past and present NASA employees warns that science and safety are at risk and joins similar documents from staff at other federal science agencies
The signatories of the “Voyager Declaration” warned the space agency’s leadership about the consequences of major budget cuts that would halt many science missions.
Makenzie Lystrup’s departure from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center comes soon after the resignation of the director of JPL.
Draconian budget and staff cuts could mean another Challenger disaster, warn current and former NASA employees.
In a letter to NASA's interim chief, Sean Duffy, the group slammed "wasteful changes" that undermine NASA's core mission.
The departures are playing out as NASA and other government agencies contend with significant cuts to funding and personnel.
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NASA Goddard Center Director quits as agency staffers issue dissent letterVoyager Declaration rails against 'indiscriminate cuts' to science and aeronautics research NASA's Goddard Center Director, Makenzie Lystrup, is to depart after just over two years in the role.… The announcement was made on the same day past and present NASA staffers "exercised their expression of Formal Dissent" regarding the agency's direction via the Voyager Declaration.