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Nasas administratör Jared Isaacman har tillkännagett strukturella reformer med målet att minska byråkratin och fokusera resurser på viktiga uppdrag, såsom att återvända till månen. Förändringarna, som beskrivs i ett mejl till anställda som skickades på fredagsmorgonen, slår samman flera direktorat och ger forskningscentren mer stabila finansiella förutsättningar. Inga arbetstillfällen eller center kommer att läggas ned som en del av arbetet.

I sitt brev betonade Isaacman behovet av att prioritera mål med stor genomslagskraft. Dessa inkluderar att genomföra Artemisprogrammet, etablera en mån-bas, utveckla kärnkraft för rymden, främja en ekonomi i låg omloppsbana runt jorden samt att utveckla X-plan och vetenskapliga uppdrag. Administratören uppgav att det är tvingande att koncentrera resurserna mot de högsta prioriterade målen och befria personalen från onödiga hinder.

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