NASA scraps are “the first woman and a colored person” on the surface of the moon

After years of promoting her return to the moon with the integration promise, NASA hid her well -equipped intention to get a varied crew on the moon as part of the Artemis program.

NASA websites no longer include references to a crew that includes the first woman and the first person of the moon on the surface of the moon as part of the next Artemis 3 mission, which is scheduled to be at some point in 2027. This phrase was removed from NASA as of Friday, Orlando Centinil first I mentioned.

This is the latest in a series of steps taken by the Space Agency to Compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order Targeting diversity and inclusion in federal agencies. Soon after Trump took office, NASA closed the offices related to diversity, fairness, integration and accessibility (Deia), and canceled any related contracts. Shortly after that, NASA employees were requested to remove signals Of the DEIA programs, groups/persons acting an incomplete representation, environmental justice, and “anything specifically targeted women (women in leadership, etc.)”, from the agency’s sites. NASA staff are also It is no longer allowing to display their consciences In email signatures or in Microsoft teams.

NASA’s efforts to comply with the administration’s war on diversity and integration are inconsistent with its previous promise to diversify the astronaut. In 2023, NASA revealed the crew of four people He was appointed to fly to the moon and return as part of the ARTEMIS 2 mission. Among the crew was NASA Pioneers Victor Glove, who became the first black crew member to live on the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Spacex Crew-1 mission in November 2021, where he held the position of pilot. NASA’s Sistina Cotta’s hut was chosen for Artemis 2 mission. First, all females are a spaceBesides the astronaut Jessica Mir, in October 2019.

Unlike Apollo’s days, NASA was aiming to land on a more comprehensive crew on the moon as part of her return to the moon after more than 50 years. However, it is not clear whether NASA will stick to the plan after removing the mention of its commitment to a varied crew of Artemis 3.