NASA Insiders Say They’re Now Under “Constant Attack” by Trump’s White House

For decades, NASA’s Goddard Space Center has been one of the preeminent institutions specializing in growing humanity’s understanding of space. Sadly, those days might be far behind it, as the Trump administration grows increasingly belligerent in its attempts to force draconian cuts to NASA’s operating budget — a campaign that’s already included building closures, mass layoffs, and junking specialized scientific equipment.

Now, a new NPR investigation shows that for NASA employees still going about their daily work, the White House’s daily efforts are going much farther, devolving into what staffers describe as a “campaign of destruction” from the “highest levels.”

Casey McGrath, a NASA astrophysicist, said that after the Trump administration cut Goddard center staff by nearly half, new