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NASA once touted the diversity of Artemis II's astronauts. Now? Not so much

NPR | By Katia Riddle

Published March 31, 2026 at 4:19 PM CDT

The Artemis II mission crew contains four people -- including one woman and one Black man, both of whom will be the first on a lunar mission. But NASA hasn't been talking about these milestones much.

Katia Riddle

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