Probably depends on if they work for NASA directly or a contractor. NASA generally doesn't fire people for mistakes, especially if there are lessons that can be

Probably depends on if they work for NASA directly or a contractor. NASA generally doesn't fire people for mistakes, especially if there are lessons that can be learned to prevent others from making the same mistake in the future. Plus NASA is majority unionized, so there's a process that's usually not worth going through to fire someone when you can just reassign them somewhere else. If they work for a contractor who now has egg all over their face, yeah, might be a rough day at work.