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NASA Abandons Pledge to Put Women, Astronauts of Color on the Moon
NASA has dropped its commitment to land the first woman, the first person of color, and the first non-American astronaut on the Moon through the Artemis program.
Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news regarding law and policy changes that impact science and scientists today. The Artemis program and its goal to land non-white, non-male, and non-American astronauts was formalized and approved in 2019 under the first Trump administration, partly in recognition that all 12 people who have walked on the Moon have been white men. It is not immediately clear whether anti-diversity executive actions, as well as the escalating trade war and diplomatic tensions with Canada, will affect the Artemis II crew.
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