{"id":565440,"date":"2021-06-16T12:22:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T16:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=565440"},"modified":"2021-06-16T12:22:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T16:22:28","slug":"critical-space-theory-critics-blast-nasa-over-launch-of-mission-equity-diversity-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/critical-space-theory-critics-blast-nasa-over-launch-of-mission-equity-diversity-program\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Critical Space Theory\u2019: Critics Blast NASA Over Launch Of \u2018Mission Equity\u2019 Diversity Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcritical-space-theory-critics-blast-nasa-over-launch-of-mission-equity-diversity-program%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=565440&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NASA-logo.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>NASA announced Monday that it is embarking on a new \u201cmission\u201d to erase racism within its ranks and create \u201cequity\u201d within the space program, triggering a wave of criticism on social media that blasted the agency for its new commitment to \u201ccritical space theory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s \u201cMission Equity\u201d is being tagged as \u201ca comprehensive effort to assess expansion and modification of agency programs, procurements, grants, and policies, and examine what potential barriers and challenges exist for communities that are historically underrepresented and underserved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNASA is a 21st-century agency with 22nd-century goals. To be successful, it\u2019s critical that NASA takes a comprehensive approach to address the challenges to equity we see today,\u201d NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement posted to the agency\u2019s website. \u201cThe agency\u2019s new Mission Equity is a bold and necessary challenge for NASA to ensure our programs are accessible to all Americans and, especially, those living in historically underserved communities across the country. Because when NASA opens doors to talent previously left untapped, the universe is the limit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In line with the mission\u2019s goals, NASA released a public request for information, titled Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities in NASA Programs, Contracts, and Grants, seeking feedback on \u201cpotential barriers\u201d to minority involvement in the country\u2019s space program, and asking for suggestions on how NASA can better pursue an agenda that includes both racial and \u201cenvironmental justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They are particularly interested in comments from \u201cBlack, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics quickly took to social media to blast the program, noting that NASA would likely be better served by seeking out recruits who are at the top of their fields, rather than those <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PerkyBiscuits\/status\/1404918534728192006\">who \u201ccheck boxes<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you think astronauts risking their lives and waiting to blast off are wondering whether there was enough equity amongst the people who built the rocket? How about just have required standards that anyone can work toward meeting. If you need more, try blind job interviews,\u201d one commentator noted.<\/p>\n<p>At least <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicholasBJones2\/status\/1404939993387307010\">one Twitter critic even labeled the program<\/a>, \u201ccritical space theory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others pointed out that NASA controls how it doles out funding it receives from the federal government, making NASA solely responsible for policing equity within its own ranks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNASA controls all access to their programs,\u201d one critic noted. \u201cSince I assume NASA has no racial, gender, or similar \u201cbarriers\u201d in place, everyone already has equal access. Now instead of wasting taxpayer money on this \u2018effort\u2019, you can spend it on science and exploration as intended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NASA, though, has largely farmed out its more ambitious exploration programs to private corporations. In April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-launches-mission-equity-seeks-public-input-to-broaden-access\">the agency announced that it had selected SpaceX<\/a> \u2014 not an internal team \u2014 to pilot the next American astronauts to the moon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the <a title=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artemis<\/a> program, and the agency has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface. At least one of those astronauts will make history as the first woman on the Moon. Another goal of the Artemis program includes landing the first person of color on the lunar surface,\u201d NASA said.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><i>member<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA announced Monday that it is embarking on a new \u201cmission\u201d to erase racism within its ranks and create \u201cequity\u201d within the space program, triggering a wave of criticism on &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280438,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NASA-logo.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Critical Space Theory\u2019: Critics Blast NASA Over Launch Of \u2018Mission Equity\u2019 Diversity Program","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-565440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NASA-logo.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Critical Space Theory\u2019: Critics Blast NASA Over Launch Of \u2018Mission Equity\u2019 Diversity Program","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}