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NASA strikes deal over layoffs of recent hires

NASA confirmed it may have sidestepped sweeping layoffs that were expected, potentially saving hundreds of newly hired employees and career professionals.

Yahoo · 1d

NASA preparing for possible spending cuts, layoffs

FOX 13’s Kellie Cowan has a look at the possibility of job cuts at NASA, something that’s drawing mixed reaction from leaders in Central Florida.

Houston Public Media · 1d

Political Roundup: What to make of the reprieve on NASA layoffs

Houston Matters discusses a last-minute reprieve from widely expected layoffs at NASA as we seek insight on the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup.

NASA Makes Big Update to Asteroid

Space on MSN · 18h

NASA lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 360

Breathe a sigh of relief! NASA has dropped the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 67, just a day after it became the highest-risk asteroid since records began.

Snopes.com · 3h

Why NASA keeps changing the probability of an asteroid impacting Earth in 2032

Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" of Earth impact.

Gizmodo · 4h

NASA Makes Big Update to Asteroid Potentially on Collision Course With Earth in 2032

The potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 caused consternation over the last few weeks as its odds of hitting Earth in 2032 dramatically rose. Now, those odds have plummeted to near-zero, as astronomers’ calculations of the asteroid’s path have been updated to indicate that Earth is almost certainly not in the space rock’s plans.

NASA shake-up casts doubt on moon programme

Reuters · 1d

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

NASA is losing four key senior officials close to its flagship moon program, according to people familiar with the changes, adding more uncertainty over the agency's space exploration trajectory as Elon Musk and President Donald Trump play up missions to Mars.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 15h

Four senior officials close to NASA moon program retire

Four NASA senior officials working on the agency’s moon program, Artemis, will retire this week. These officials were part of the team that succeeded in launching Artemis I as “the first flight test of the integrated Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket,

South China Morning Post on MSN · 1d

Nasa shake-up casts doubt on moon programme, as Musk and Trump turn to Mars

The US space agency is losing four senior officials, insiders say, including a key defender of the Artemis missions Nasa is losing four key senior officials close to its flagship moon programme, according to people familiar with the changes,

NASA, Houstonians and probationary employees

Chron on MSN · 1d

White House makes last-minute decision to not fire NASA employees

President Donald Trump's administration is walking back on firing probationary employees at the world's leading space agency, NASA. Per a report from Eric Berger of Ars Technica, several field center directors received confirmation from the White House Tuesday evening that probationary employees,

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 17h

Houstonians are showing support for NASA employees. What to know about JSC's impact on Space City

Johnson Space Center employees were spared from NASA layoffs Tuesday, but a few protesters outside Space Center Houston on Wednesday said they were there to speak out for NASA employees facing uncertainty under the Trump administration.

ABC 13 Houston on MSN · 1d

NASA employees in Houston spared from latest round of government layoffs

NASA employees at Johnson Space Center were spared from Tuesday night's latest round of government layoffs. It's a surprise turn of events hours after the center's probationary employees had been bracing to be fired.

DeSantis: Move NASA headquarters to Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County, Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke of the potential move Wednesday during his remarks spotlighting the launch of the Florida University ...

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Elon Musk Calls for Ending NASA’s Space Station Program Early

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recommended hastening the end of the International Space Station on his social media site X, arguing ...

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Upcoming Vandenberg launch will send NASA's new sky-mapping telescope into space

At Vandenberg Space Force Base, preparations are underway for a mission to send a new NASA telescope into space.

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Europe’s Moon plans at risk as Trump team reviews Nasa’s Artemis project

The comments come as members of Elon Musk’s team from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) have begun to review spending at Nasa, including the US space agency’s near-$100bn ...

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Holding Space for NASA’s workforce

State Sen. TOM WRIGHT (R-Port Orange), who represents part of Brevard County and is chair of the Senate Committee on Military ...

Space.com on MSN1d

Over 1,000 NASA employees saved from dismissal as Trump downsizes federal workforce

The Planetary Society called on the Trump administration to reverse the "arbitrary decision" to fire upwards of 1,000 ...

Trump’s Pick for NASA Chief Hints at Expected Shift Toward Mars

As expected, the billionaire astronaut—and likely future administrator of NASA—is focused on Mars and the private sector.

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