Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Trump administration has proposed cutting NASA’s budget by almost 25% and shutting down 19 currently operating science missions. On July 21, several hundred current and former employees of the space agency released an official letter of dissent, titled “The Voyager Declaration,” arguing against “rapid and wasteful changes which have undermined our mission.” Retired NASA astronaut Cady Coleman joins Host Flora Lichtman to explain why she felt compelled to add her signature to the letter of dissent.
Guest:
Dr. Cady Coleman is a retired NASA astronaut and the author of "Sharing Space: An Astronaut’s Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change." She’s based in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.
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The Trump administration has proposed cutting NASA’s budget by almost 25% and shutting down 19 currently operating science missions. On July 21, several hundred current and former employees of the space agency released an official letter of dissent, titled “The Voyager Declaration,” arguing against “rapid and wasteful changes which have undermined our mission.” Retired NASA astronaut Cady Coleman joins Host Flora Lichtman to explain why she felt compelled to add her signature to the letter of dissent.
Guest:
Dr. Cady Coleman is a retired NASA astronaut and the author of "Sharing Space: An Astronaut’s Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change." She’s based in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.
Subscribe to our podcast and never miss your daily dose of science: pod.link/73329284
