DOGE is tearing through government agencies — and NASA may be next in line. Speaking on the sidelines of the Commerce Space Conference in Washington DC on Wednesday, the space agency's acting administrator confirmed that NASA was expecting a visit from Elon Musk's cost-cutting unit.

"The president does not have unilateral authority to shut down an expenditure, or instrumentalities funded by Congress, without the authorization of Congress."

President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order directing federal agencies to work with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to “significantly” reduce the size of the federal workforce,