Guidance that went to probationary workers at NASA Langley this week included instructions on getting important documents together, and mention scenarios of class action lawsuits and separation from federal service.

NASA managers are seeking a “blanket waiver” to save probationary employees from layoffs, according to internal meeting notes seen by Bloomberg, as other federal agencies are forced to fire their newest hires in an effort to reduce employee headcount.

NASA is losing four key senior officials close to its flagship moon program, according to people familiar with the changes, adding more uncertainty over the agency's space exploration trajectory as Elon Musk and President Donald Trump play up missions to Mars.

Jim Free, NASA associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD), speaks at a press conference to discuss progress for Artemis II mission around the Moon and back to Earth with a crew of four astronauts,

Four NASA senior officials working on the agency’s moon program, Artemis, will retire this week. These officials were part of the team that succeeded in launching Artemis I as “the first flight test of the integrated Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket,