{"id":568143,"date":"2021-06-18T15:51:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T19:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=568143"},"modified":"2021-06-18T15:51:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T19:51:31","slug":"reach-those-weve-never-reached-before-nasa-joins-the-woke-train-with-mission-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reach-those-weve-never-reached-before-nasa-joins-the-woke-train-with-mission-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Reach Those We\u2019ve Never Reached Before\u2019: NASA Joins The Woke Train With \u2018Mission Equity\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Freach-those-weve-never-reached-before-nasa-joins-the-woke-train-with-mission-equity%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=568143&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\/06\/NASA-MISSION-EQUITY-e1624039417528.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is launching a new mission on Friday to analyze what parts of its agency have potential barriers for historically \u201cunderrepresented and underserved\u201d communities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-launches-mission-equity-seeks-public-input-to-broaden-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mission Equity<\/a> is an endeavor to look at the agency\u2019s programs, procurements, grants and policies to examine what challenges exist for minorities who want to join the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The agency identified \u201cunderrepresented and underserved\u201d people as African American, Latino, Native American, Asian, religious minorities, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, people who live in rural areas and impoverished people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt NASA, we\u2019re on a mission of equity, launching opportunity \u2026 to reach those we\u2019ve never reached before \u2026 to shatter boundaries and break down barriers across America,\u201d NASA staffers say in the video.<\/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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.7857142857143\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We\u2019re launching Mission Equity, a comprehensive effort to assess how to expand access to our programs and examine potential barriers and challenges that exist for historically underrepresented and underserved communities. Find out how to give feedback: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IJ2wk7qh0z\">https:\/\/t.co\/IJ2wk7qh0z<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i6wD85Zc1e\">pic.twitter.com\/i6wD85Zc1e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA (@NASA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA\/status\/1405270485718470657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The agency said it would also host a virtual public meeting on June 29 to discuss a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2021\/06\/15\/2021-12668\/request-for-information-on-advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-in-nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">request for information<\/a> it issued to the Office of the Federal Register on Tuesday titled \u201cAdvancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities in NASA Programs, Contracts and Grants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The request will look for public feedback on ways to \u201cadvance equity,\u201d tools for \u201cadvancing environmental justice,\u201d remove barriers to accessing grants, and how it can reach out and use its resources to help minority communities. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/04\/nasa-pay-companies-gather-moon-rocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: NASA Is Paying A Company $1 To Gather Moon Rocks)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NASA made history in April when it <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/19\/nasa-history-helicopter-ingenuity-perseverance-mars-wright-brothers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">conducted<\/a> the first-ever powered and controlled flight on Mars. It also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/06\/nasa-email-employees-volunteers-staff-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> sent an email to employees on April 6, 2020, asking for volunteers to help work with unaccompanied migrant children, and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/08\/07\/nasa-renames-eskimo-nebula-siamese-twins-galaxy-actively-harmful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">renamed<\/a> two cosmic objects in August 2020 after determining that the names are \u201cinsensitive\u201d and \u201cactively harmful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\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,\u201d Nelson said. \u201cBecause when NASA opens doors to talent previously left untapped, the universe is the limit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is launching a new mission on Friday to analyze what parts of its agency have potential barriers for historically \u201cunderrepresented and underserved\u201d communities.Mission Equity &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280719,"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\/06\/NASA-MISSION-EQUITY-e1624039417528.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Reach Those We\u2019ve Never Reached Before\u2019: NASA Joins The Woke Train With \u2018Mission Equity\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-568143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NASA-MISSION-EQUITY-e1624039417528.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Reach Those We\u2019ve Never Reached Before\u2019: NASA Joins The Woke Train With \u2018Mission Equity\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568143","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=568143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=568143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=568143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=568143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}