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Aging, overworked and underfunded: NASA faces a dire future, according to experts (phys.org)
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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 6 points 2 months ago

Part of it is NASA struggles to pay competitive wages versus what some technology backgrounds can get you in the private sector. I know several people who work there and I used to work the launchpads myself until I got a better job.