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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,267 posts) Wed Apr 1, 2026, 06:51 PM Wednesday

How sad is Pete Hegseth today? NASA astronauts are military right?

A Black commander, a woman and Canadian!

He'll put a stop to diversity in the pipeline..if he can.

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How sad is Pete Hegseth today? NASA astronauts are military right? (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday OP

Not all NASA astronauts are military; it's not part of DoD. Ocelot II Wednesday #1

If hegseth were in control of NASA.. angry praying and talk of "lethality" BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday #3

Reid Wiseman may be surprised to discover he is black TheProle Wednesday #2

Ocelot II

(130,558 posts)

1. Not all NASA astronauts are military; it's not part of DoD.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 07:04 PM

Wednesday

Since inception, NASA has selected 370 astronaut candidates: 299 men, 61 women; 212 military, 138 civilians; 191 pilots, 159 non-pilots. Kegbreath probably hates its diversity even more because he can't do anything about it.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,267 posts)

3. If hegseth were in control of NASA.. angry praying and talk of "lethality"

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 07:17 PM

Wednesday

Thanks for the details

TheProle

(3,983 posts)

2. Reid Wiseman may be surprised to discover he is black

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 07:09 PM

Wednesday

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/our-artemis-crew/

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