After a year of early retirements, voluntary buyouts and contract cancellations, NASA Glenn Research Center and the Neil Armstrong Test Facility continue their mission-critical space research, with about 600 fewer employees compared to one year ago.
News 5 obtained headcount numbers from NASA Glenn, which showed a loss of 288 civil servant employees, and an estimated loss of 323 contractors between January 2025 and today. That amounts to a 19% loss in workforce at the center, which previously employed bout 3,200 people
| 2025 | 2026 | |
| Civil Servants | 1458 | 1170 |
| Contractors | 1743* | 1420 |
| Total | 3201 | 2590 |
*Estimate based on latest CSU Economic Impact report (2023).
The cuts came as NASA and other federal agencies faced pressure from the Department of Government Efficiency to reduce spending in the early part of 2025…