NASA has granted an exception allowing agency personnel and contractors supporting Artemis missions with SpaceX and Blue Origin to continue work through the current government shutdown. The decision preserves integration, testing and launch preparations tied to upcoming Artemis milestones despite a lapse in appropriations.
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Keeps critical mission activity running while a shutdown furloughed ~15,000 NASA staff and paused work at centers such as Kennedy — ensuring key personnel remain on Artemis support tasks (https://hype.aero/?story=bae38e7e-8ab8-4bf4-897d-588703972adb)
Preserves near-term Artemis hardware and launch preparations, including Orion fueling and SLS processing that underpin upcoming mission milestones (https://hype.aero/?story=201b098e-b6ff-4bfc-9793-c7406103e7c1) (https://hype.aero/?story=fb811a39-cd41-4361-8f60-5f35abb2f302)
Maintains schedule-sensitive coordination with commercial launch partners — including SpaceX and Blue Origin — protecting integration work and planned payload flights (https://hype.aero/?story=d329672a-ca68-46ab-8b48-afe875bf0084)
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Government Shutdown Halts Artemis Work, Furloughs NASA Staff and Risks Launch Schedule • aerospaceglobalnews.com
