I've been terminated multiple times (not from NASA). Sometimes the company is folding, sometimes it's being acquired, which sometimes looks very similar to the engineering team being trimmed down to nothing. Sometimes it's because of bad management, sometimes it's because my expertise has been fully leveraged and they are going a different direction. I don't need to explain the reasoning of other people who's viewpoints are subjective and based on decision trees that reduce me to an abstract symbol. I collaborate, set goals, achieve goals, and ultimately focus on my own growth. A company is not a calculator or a family. A company is an organization that I'm involved with at a creative and financial level. I'm merely a part of the larger body, at the perimeter. I don't try to internalize what is out of my control or take it personally.