US shutdown slices NASA: 15,000 workers furloughed, but those on Musk, Bezos projects get a pass. Will they be paid?
Donald Trump had already signalled that his administration will use the shutdown to go beyond temporary furloughs and conduct mass layoffs across several federal agencies. On Wednesday, the warning turned real for NASA, which furloughed over 15,000 civil servants following the shutdown. But not everyone has been grounded. The space agency said that NASA staff…