Nearly 3,000 people are leaving NASA, and this director is one of them

NASA is experiencing a significant exodus with nearly 3,000 employees leaving, including Makenzie Lystrup, director of the Goddard Space Flight Center. This departure comes amid the Trump administration's plans for a 25% budget cut to the space agency. Goddard, NASA's largest science center with over 8,000 employees and a $4.7 billion budget, manages major space telescopes including James Webb and Hubble. The exodus has prompted hundreds of current and former NASA employees to sign an open letter expressing concerns about policies that could compromise the agency's mission and safety.