NASA wipes vow to land woman on moon from website amid Trump DEI purge

• The administration has targeted DEI programs, including by removing language and historical facts from agency websites.

Driving the news: A page about NASA's Artemis campaign, originally published in 2023, read: "NASA will land the first woman, first person of color, and first international partner astronaut on the Moon using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before."

• It's removal, first reported by the Orlando Sentinel, was made sometime on or after March 14, an archive of the site shows.

Yes, but another web page about the delayed mission on NASA's site still contained language about landing the first woman and first person of color on the surface of the Moon as of Tuesday afternoon.

What they're saying: "In accordance with an Executive Order signed by President Trump, NASA is updating its language to better reflect the core mission of the Artemis campaign: returning astronauts to the lunar surface," a NASA spokesperson told Axios.

• "NASA remains committed to aligning with White House guidance and ensuring mission success," the spokesperson added, noting that the change in language does not indicate a change in crew assignments.

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