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**Summary:**
* Trump’s executive orders demand an end to diversity programs at NASA.
* NASA has suspended funding, paused meetings, and banned employee resource groups.
* Thousands of probationary employees faced potential layoffs.
* NASA closed diversity offices and laid off workers.
* Scientists fear for their jobs and children’s futures.
* NASA is complying with the orders, according to acting director Charles Webb.
* Experts warn that these actions may lead to inferior science and increased risks.
The space science community has long prided itself on its ability to inspire and move people of all backgrounds. However, recent executive orders by President Donald Trump threaten to undermine that optimism. NASA, the agency responsible for leading the United States’ civilian space program, has been forced to comply with these orders, which demand the end of diversity and outreach programs.
 Headquarters is seen in Washington D.C., United States on September 15, 2023. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)”></div><p>In response to these orders, NASA has suspended funding for diversity and outreach programs. The agency has also paused the meetings of community groups that interface with space scientists and banned the activities of internal employee resource groups for women, queer people, and others. Additionally, the White House moved to terminate thousands of probationary NASA employees before suddenly reversing the decision at the last minute. While the threat of deep layoffs and budget cuts continues to loom over agency workers, NASA has also closed three of its offices, including the diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) branch of its equal opportunity office, and laid off its workers.</p><p>Those who remain at NASA are hiding symbols of LGBTQIA pride and removing pronouns from their email signatures out of fear for their jobs and the future of their children. Talented scientists who receive federal funding are looking for work outside the federal funding structure or even considering leaving the United States altogether.</p><p>In an interview, Charles Webb, acting director of NASA’s planetary science division, stated that NASA is “racing to comply” with the executive orders. However, experts warn that these actions will impede scientific discovery, create a smaller, less creative, and more generic agency, and could even lead to more accidents and loss of life as people working on space missions do not feel that they can speak out about problems that they see.</p><div style=)
