Since Donald Trump retook the White House earlier this year, the relationship between NASA staffers and government leadership has become unbelievably fraught. From the point-of-view of the rank and file, it’s been a deluge of unforced errors as layoffs, budget cuts, and asset liquidations take a devastating toll on morale.

If anyone in the Trump administration cares, it clearly isn’t getting the message. According to the group Goddard Engineers, Scientists and Technicians Association (GESTA), which represents a broad swath of NASA staff, there has been a total collapse in the chain of operations from the space agency to the government.

“Throughout there has been a complete breakdown in communication from NASA agency and Center leadership where decisions are rarely communicated, almost al

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