NASA Scraps Promise to Land ‘First Woman and Person of Color’ on the Moon

After years of promoting its return to the Moon with the promise of inclusion, NASA has concealed its well-publicized intent of landing a diverse crew on the lunar surface as part of the Artemis program. NASA’s websites no longer include references to landing a crew that includes the first woman and first person of color on the Moon as part of the upcoming Artemis 3 mission, which is slated for sometime in 2027. On its websites, the agency had previously stated its intent to “land the first woman, first person of color, and first international partner astronaut on the Moon using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before.” That phrase, however, has been removed from NASA’s website as of Friday, the Orlando Sentinel first reported. This is the latest in a series of steps the space agency has taken to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting diversity and inclusion at federal agencies. Shortly after Trump assumed office, NASA shu ... Read full article.