NASA chief scientist Katherine Calvin was among the 23 employees who were laid off in the latest round of US federal job cuts. The space agency said that the layoff was being done on Donald Trump’s orders.

NASA announced Tuesday the dismissal of its chief scientist and others to comply with orders from President Donald Trump in a blow to climate change research.

NASA is undergoing a significant restructuring, resulting in the dismissal of its chief scientist and key personnel, as directed by the Trump administration. The layoffs, including respected climatologist Katherine Calvin,

NASA has decided to close three offices and lay off personnel due to the Trump administration’s governmentwide size reduction. Janet Petro, the acting NASA director, said in a memo to staff on Monday that the organization would close its Office of Technology,

NASA announced Tuesday the dismissal of its chief scientist and others to comply with orders from President Donald Trump, marking the latest in a series of administration actions undermining climate

NASA has abruptly closed its chief-scientist office, along with 2 other offices, firing 23 employees. The 10 March action leaves the agency without a way of feeding independent science advice to its topmost leadership,

Trump had declared in his State of the Union address last week that the US would “plant the American flag on the planet Mars and even far beyond.”