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Nearly 300 NASA employees—past and present—have issued a formal letter condemning major budget reductions they say jeopardize national security and human safety. The “Voyager Declaration,” named in tribute to the agency’s iconic spacecraft, criticizes recent decisions for being politically driven and dangerously abrupt. The letter warns that undermining NASA’s scientific programs and safety protocols could reverse decades of innovation and endanger future missions.