NASA Rescinds Pledge To Diversify Moon Landing Crew

Artemis II flight test astronauts

NASA’s crew assignments for the Artemis II flight test around the Moon include astronauts (from left): Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Canada’s Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch. NASA selected a diversified crew, as it is expected to do so again for the follow-on Artemis III.

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Crew assignments for NASA’s Artemis III Moon landing may still include a woman and a person of color, but the flagship U.S.-led lunar exploration initiative no longer touts diversity as a requirement. Following a directive from the Trump administration, NASA has withdrawn public pledges to include a...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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