Nasa chief defends choice of all-male Artemis III crew
Nasa’s administrator Jared Isaacman on Wednesday defended the make-up of the space agency’s latest Artemis crew, an all-male group.
The nominations have earned criticism that Nasa may have acted in accordance with US President Donald Trump’s direction to eliminate diversity and inclusion efforts.
Isaacman insisted in a lengthy social media post that the “crew selection does not involve any political appointees”.
“The Astronaut Office assigns the crew that gives the mission the best chance of...
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