NASA Reverses Course on Firing 1,000 Probationary Employees
Space agency’s probationary personnel had expected to receive termination notices on Tuesday, but none came.
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NASA Fires 1,000 Probationary Employees
Space agency says it is following a directive from the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
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.
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.
Boeing Starliner Astronaut Takes Spacewalk After 7 Months in Orbit
Two astronauts, including Starliner crewmember Suni Williams, step out to perform station maintenance.
How NASA Astronauts Ring in the Holidays From Orbit
Since 1999, at least one American astronaut has celebrated the winter holiday season in space.
Virgin Galactic Wants to Launch Rockets From Italy
Space tourism firm’s proposed operations would lift off from Grottaglie Spaceport in Southern Italy’s Puglia region.
