"No mention of that science and exploration stuff," NASA Watch founder Keith Cowing, a former scientist at the agency who now closely follows its internal and external politics, wrote in a blog post.

There are signs that Trump's intentions behind the order were at least partially related to labor concerns, rather than spycraft. The order also added NASA to the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS), excluding it from collective bargaining representation.

The news that NASA will now be a spy agency was seemingly overshadowed in the media by the president's elimination of union rights for thousands of federal employees " mere days before Labor Day " despite multiple lawsuits challenging the change."

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Ah, a Trump Twofer... he gets to bust Unions and spy on his enemies at home and abroad.

Ya'll feelin' secure yet?