In the days ahead, the agency’s expensive moon rocket, the Space Launch System, could be shelved. NASA’s ambitious plan to send astronauts back to the moon on multiple missions could be scaled back if Trump and Musk push for a rapid pivot to Mars. Even the long-term location of NASA headquarters is up in the air: The agency’s lease in Washington expires in three years, and the headquarters could soon be relocated, possibly to Florida or Texas.
“We anticipate that they will start reviewing our contracts to find efficiencies,” NASA acting administrator Janet Petro wrote in a message sent to employees late Friday and obtained by The Washington Post.
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