Artemis II crew to be announced.

[Horace]

@George-K said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

@Horace said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

That oughta be a DEI bonanza.

I'm such a misogynist racist h8r. I hadn't even considered that. Thanks for putting me back on track @horace !

I'm just curious whether there'll be one white male, or zero.

[George K]

@Horace said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

I'm just curious whether there'll be one white male, or zero.

How white is "white?"

[Jolly]

@George-K said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

@Horace said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

I'm just curious whether there'll be one white male, or zero.

How white is "white?"

The Canadian.

[LuFins Dad]

The Asian guy is pretty cool. Decorated Special Forces that actually fought, came back and got his DMA from Harvard and is now a NASA astronaut.

[Copper]

@Horace said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

I'm just curious whether there'll be one white male, or zero.

There is no real need for a white man anymore.

[George K]

They mentioned "climate change."

Because...that should be on everyone's mind when you talk about going to the moon.

[Horace]

@George-K said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

They mentioned "climate change."

Because...that should be on everyone's mind when you talk about going to the moon.

It's morally questionable for humans to break out of our quarantine on this planet, considering how badly we take care of it.

[Horace]

Mission Specialist is a white woman.

There'll be at least one black woman, so that leaves two up for grabs.

[Horace]

@Horace said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

Mission Specialist is a white woman.

There'll be at least one black woman, so that leaves two up for grabs.

2 white guys. I guess I need to recalibrate my DEI cynicism.

[LuFins Dad]

@Horace said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

@Horace said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

Mission Specialist is a white woman.

There'll be at least one black woman, so that leaves two up for grabs.

2 white guys. I guess I need to recalibrate my DEI cynicism.

Are they gay?

[Horace]

@LuFins-Dad said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

@Horace said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

@Horace said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

Mission Specialist is a white woman.

There'll be at least one black woman, so that leaves two up for grabs.

2 white guys. I guess I need to recalibrate my DEI cynicism.

Are they gay?

I'm not even sure if they're guys, to be fair.

[George K]

@LuFins-Dad said in Artemis II crew to be announced.:

Are they gay?

Three men and a woman (I AM a biologist).

Do the math.

[Copper]

[LuFins Dad]

Hmmm, I was told yesterday that this guy was going to be one of the 4:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Kim

Navy Seal, served in Iraq with distinction. Silver Star for rescuing injured Iraqi soldiers in the face of enemy fire.

Went on to get his BA In Mathematics and graduated Harvard Medical School before joining NASA.