NASA lay offs: Following Donald Trump tariff application the National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration is planning to sack Around 2145 senior-ranking employees. According to reports most employees leaving are in GS-13 to GS-15 positions senior-level government ranks the report said adding that the agency has offered staff early retirement buyouts and deferred resignations.

This may affect NASAs mission research and future space plans. The special thing is that the people being removed are experienced experts associated with NASA for decades.

How Trump influenced NASA?

Under President Donald Trump’s administration in recent months the US space industry and NASA’s workforce of 18000 have been whipsawed by looming layoffs and proposed budget cuts that would cancel dozens of science programs while the US space agency remains without a confirmed administrator.

Trump’s nominee for NASA administrator Musk ally and billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman appeared to be an early casualty of Musk’s rift with the president when the White House abruptly removed him from consideration last month denying Musk his pick to lead the space agency.

What company statement said?

“NASA remains committed to our mission as we work within a more prioritised budget the agency’s spokesperson Bethany Stevens told Reuters in an emailed statement.

Which NASA center will be affected?

According to Politicos report this decision will have a direct impact on each of NASAs 10 major centers. The biggest cut will be made at Goddard Space Flight Center (Maryland) where 607 employees will be laid off. This will be followed by 366 layoffs at Johnson Space Center (Texas) 311 at Kennedy Space Center (Florida) and 307 at NASA Headquarters (Washington). Apart from this the jobs of 281 employees at Langley Research Center (Virginia) 279 at Marshall Space Flight Center (Alabama) and 191 at Glenn Research Center (Cleveland) are at risk.