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NASA drops plans to land first woman, person of colour on Moon After Trump’s DEI order (www.wionews.com)
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[–] elfpie@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

People should check the history of Marcos Pontes, the Brazilian astronaut, before parroting the narrative that only the most qualified and deserving get the job. It ended up being a case of you can do it if you have the money (or your government decides to pay to escape further embarrassment).