NASA is facing a significant exodus of experienced personnel due to early retirements, buyouts, and deferred resignations, impacting core mission areas like science and human spaceflight. This loss of managerial and technical expertise is driven by proposed budget cuts and workforce reduction efforts, potentially jeopardizing lunar and Mars missions.
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