Nasa to slash workforce by one-fifth amid efficiency drive
Nasa 's employees are set to depart the US space agency.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said in a statement on Friday that around 3,870 people were expected to depart.
The remaining number of employees at the agency would be around 14,000, it said.
The voluntary resignation programme is part of a broad push from President
Donald Trump 's administration to reduce the
United States ' federal workforce.
The numbers were subject to change as Nasa reviews applications, including if an employee withdrew from the programme or a resignation was not approved, the space agency said in its statement on Friday.
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'Safety remains a top priority for our agency as we balance the need to become a more streamlined and more efficient organisation and work to ensure we remain fully capable of pursuing a Golden Era of exploration and innovation, including to the moon and Mars,' Nasa said.
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