Welcome to the Democrat-run U.S. Nirvana for defense contractors, not so great for pure research.
https://physicsworld.com/a/nasas-jet-propulsion-laboratory-to-lay-off-more-than-500-employees/
The article clearly states that the layoffs are not the result of a budget reduction chosen by
the Biden Administration, but instead because the Republican Party controls the House of
Representatives, creating uncertainty about whether NASA will recieve its expected funding
in a timely manner.
And if it was the United States that was in immediate danger of being conquered by Russia,
I certainly would hope you wouldn't be complaining about your country spending the money
needed to prevent that from succeeding. Do you somehow think that Ukrainians are not
human beings?
John Savard