NASA whistleblowers have issued a grave warning, foreseeing an astronaut potentially facing a fatal accident due to alarming modifications at the space agency.

According to a 21-page document unveiled by the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, NASA staffers alleged that the organization’s leadership has been concealing plans without documentation and stifling transparent communication.

The whistleblowers expressed concern that upcoming astronauts are endangered because of substantial budget reductions suggested by the Trump Administration and a purported atmosphere of intimidation preventing employees from highlighting safety concerns.

One person who spoke to the committee warned that this could lead to an astronaut death soon due to ignored safety issues on upcoming space flights.

The committee specifically point the blame at the Trump White House and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), led by Director Russell Vought, for these safety risks, accusing them of illegally forcing unapproved budget cuts on NASA this year.

The budget cuts included a proposed rollback from $24.8 billion to $18.8 billion for NASA’s 2026 budget, a 24 percent overall slashing.

That May proposal focused on a 33 percent cut to science projects, a 47 percent reduction in NASA projects, and laying off 32 percent of the agency’s workforce.

‘No one is coming to save us,’ a whistleblower said in the report.

The NASA staffers told the committee leadership, including Chief of Staff Brian Hughes, ordered them to only follow the unapproved 2026 budget (PBR) and that ‘if it’s not in the PBR, it does not count.’

This prompted them to come forward because they saw the policy changes as breaking NASA’s rules and endangering its mission.

The whistleblowers added they spoke out to protect NASA’s future, expressing heartbreak over losing young talent and fearing that without action, the agency’s safety and innovation could collapse.

‘I see safety issues around us all the time,’ one witness claimed in the report.

Another NASA employee said they were, ‘very concerned that we’re going to see an astronaut death within a few years.’

The committee added that the US Constitution is clear in this situation, declaring that the executive branch is not allowed to unilaterally impose a president’s proposed budget without the approval of Congress.

‘NASA’s legal office should know better,’ a whistleblower said.

Those that have come forward added that NASA employees are generally ‘keeping their heads down’ out of fear of retaliation for raising safety concerns.

During a recent NASA press conference, which announced the discovery of microbial life on Mars, new NASA Administrator Sean Duffy was pressed on the impact of the $6 billion budget cut to the agency.

Speaking specifically about how the proposed budget would cancel a sample retrieval mission to Mars, Duffy said NASA was looking at their budgets and finding faster and more cost-effective ways of completing space missions.

Despite the cuts, Duffy declared that the US would launch the Artemis II mission, which will orbit the moon, in less than two years.

He added that the Artemis III astronaut mission would then ‘land and establish a long-term presence of life on the moon led by America.’

This month, former NASA chief Bill Nelson voiced his opposition to the cuts, fearing that future missions to Mars involving robots like the Perseverance rover were now in jeopardy.

‘A lot of things I deeply care about and worked hard on are getting cut,’ lamented Nelson, the former Democratic senator who flew aboard the space shuttle and served as NASA’s 14th administrator.

However, the White House has dismissed the criticism and maintained that NASA has been ‘grossly over budget,’ arguing the same goals could be met through future manned Mars missions instead.