Given there would not even be anyone to have walked on the Moon if it wasn’t for the genius mathematical work of Kathryn Johnson and her team of women, this is utterly reprehensible. Shameful beyond all.
For anyone who does not know the story, there’s a film and a book about her work, the racism and misogny they were subjected to; and they are still brilliant people who did an incredible job. So good, the computer figures were checked against her work to be sure they were correct. #HiddenFigures #Racism #DEI #USPolitics
Nasa drops plan to land first woman and first person of color on the moon | US news | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…
For anyone who does not know the story, there’s a film and a book about her work, the racism and misogny they were subjected to; and they are still brilliant people who did an incredible job. So good, the computer figures were checked against her work to be sure they were correct. #HiddenFigures #Racism #DEI #USPolitics
Nasa drops plan to land first woman and first person of color on the moon | US news | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…
Nasa drops plan to land first woman and first person of color on the moon
Promise was central plank to space agency’s Artemis program, which is scheduled to return humans to the lunar surface in 2027Richard Luscombe (The Guardian)
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in reply to HarriettMB • • •But the one has nothing to do with the other.
It's really foolish to categorize people that way and promote such prejudice.