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NASA says removal of 'first woman, person of color' language from Artemis websites 'does not indicate' moon mission crew change

NASA websites no longer state that the Artemis 3 lunar mission will aim to land the first person of color and the first woman on the moon — a longstanding goal of the Artemis program that the agency ...

NASA astronaut class appears to be first without Black recruits in 40 years

But with that milestone apparently came another: the first astronaut class in 40 years without any Black candidates. The most recent class to not include any Black men or women was group 11 in 1985, ...
The Spokesman-Review

Despite DEI demise, NASA still touts goal to land 1st woman, 1st person of color on moon

NASA’s plans to return to the moon continue to highlight goals of landing the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface even amid the agency’s recent shutdown of diversity, equity and ...
NPR

NASA website axes a pledge to land a woman and a person of color on the moon

Nearly four years ago, NASA announced that its Artemis III mission would include a lot of firsts: it would be the first to land on the moon since the end of the Apollo era, the first to touch down ...
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First color image of Pluto snapped by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft

It may look a little blurry, but the bright orange-tinted circle in the middle of the photo above is the first color image of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. The image was taken by the Ralph color ...