Overview

• 287 current and former NASA employees signed the Voyager Declaration and directly addressed it to acting administrator Sean Duffy.
• Signatories charge that Trump-driven budget cuts and program cancellations have fostered an organizational silence that endangers astronaut safety.
• The declaration raises alarms over proposed changes to NASA’s Technical Authority safety system and the dismantling of DEIA initiatives.
• NASA has begun workforce realignments and suspended select science communications pending Congressional approval of its budget.
• Bipartisan lawmakers are drafting appropriations to restore NASA’s funding to FY2025 levels in response to the administration’s proposed deep cuts.