The budget proposes the end of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule after the Artemis III moon-landing mission.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Nearly 1,000 employees have accepted resignation offers, according to NASA late Thursday afternoon, according to the U.S. space agency.

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