The liquidation of the DEI language from the US federal websites demanded another victim. This time, as part of NASA’s Artemis program, the first woman and the first color person on the month.
Artemis III was planned to be the first task to put boots on the moon surface for more than half a century, and the original target, which was determined during the first Trump Presidency, was the task of incorporating a woman. This was then expanded to include the first color person.
But now, Everything is about people With the text that may be a foul of the US administration’s intention to eliminate the diversity, equality and involvement (DEI) programs in the rubbing federal agencies. British journalist Oliver Morton He first note the change.
Goodness knows what Artemis will do Bearing the name of an old Greek goddess.
Accordingly GuardianA NASA spokesman said: “In accordance with the president’s executive order, we update our language about NASA’s plans to send the crew to the moon surface as part of the Artemis campaign. [and] About the plans of the Trump administration for our agency and the expanding discoveries on the Moon and Mars for the benefit of everyone. “
Artemis III crew has not yet been announced, and the removal of the text does not mean that the space agency will not contain a color when the task will ultimately come out of the launch ramp, I hope Gil shows a respect for Gil Scott-Heron’s poem “Whitey in the Month”.
However, the abolition of the equality of language marking is one of the more visible consequences of the DEI liquidation of the US administration.
The change should not affect the Artemis II team, which is planned to start a task around the Moon in 2026. The crew will consist of three NASA astronauts: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch. Jeremy Hansen of Canada Space Agency is the fourth astronaut on duty.
However, considering the antipathy of the Trump administration against Canada, the deletion of the text will be a question mark on Hansen because the US Space Agency’s ability to stay on the political fight.
The US administration’s masculinity had an unexpected conclusion that the European satellite provider was given to Eutelsat. Hit in the arm Reviews the use of services such as Starlink as foreign forces. The space community will focus on the first test flight Isar AviationSpectrum Starter from Norway. While European commercial launchers come close to SpaceX’s cad, the need for alternatives for the US launch providers has become acute.
A space agency resource, NASA, Trump and Musk and the other half of the other half “can be shaken by unpredictable ways” likened to a relationship. They said that their agencies have given them a lot of obedience in the hope of making them happy. “
This recent policy practice may be the moment space agencies around the world suddenly grow up to the spine. ®
