NASA Fires 1,000 Probationary Employees
Space agency says it is following a directive from the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
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Layoffs Coming for Blue Origin
Rocket company announces it plans to let go 10 percent of its workforce.
DOGE Personnel Arrive at NASA to Conduct Spending Review
Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro says the Department of Government Efficiency will review the space agency’s payments.
Boeing to Lay Off Hundreds of Employees Amid Space Launch System Uncertainty
Manufacturer and NASA contractor says it could eliminate as many as 400 positions by April.
Blue Origin, NASA Re-Create Moon’s Gravity
New Shepard suborbital rocket simulates two minutes of lunar gravity, allowing the space agency and its partners to test out technologies.
NASA Asked to Scrub ‘Women in Leadership,’ Other ‘DEI’ Terms From Websites
Directive from the space agency’s headquarters asks personnel to remove mentions of terms including ‘diversity,’ ‘equity,’ and ‘anything specifically targeting women.’
Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft Tops $2B in Losses
Company’s beleaguered human spaceflight program has now exceeded its NASA contract value by several billion dollars.
NASA Confirms Crew for Private Axiom Mission 4 to ISS
Multinational crew comprises astronauts from the U.S., India, Poland, and Hungary.
Trump Asks SpaceX to ‘Go Get’ Starliner Astronauts
Plan for SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft to return NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams was decided in August.
Good FLYING Reads: ‘Waiting for Spaceships’
New book celebrates the history and community that emerged during the golden age of the shuttle program.
