Space Science Is Under Threat From The Anti-DEI Purge

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In response, NASA has suspended funding for diversity and outreach programs, paused the meetings of community groups that interface with space scientists, and banned the activities of internal employee resource groups for women, queer people, and others.

"Executive orders are not optional," said Charles Webb, acting director of NASA's planetary science division, at a conference on Monday, describing NASA as "racing to comply" with the orders.

Taking an axe to diversity programs isn't making NASA a more efficient agency — it's undermining the values of science.

Those working within NASA are bound by the government's whims, but the chilling impact of these changes is being felt far beyond civil service.