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Calista241

(5,584 posts)
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 12:25 AM Jan 2018

NASA's Jeanette Epps won't make history on the Space Station in 2018

Source: Mashable

Jeanette Epps, who was set to become the first-ever African-American astronaut to be a crewmember on the International Space Station, will not fly to space in 2018 as scheduled, NASA announced late Thursday.

It's not clear why Epps was reassigned from her flight. The decision pulls her from her slated mission, which was expected to launch in June.

"A number of factors are considered when making flight assignments; these decisions are personnel matters for which NASA doesn’t provide information," NASA spokesperson Brandi Dean said via email.

NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor "... is taking the place of astronaut Jeanette Epps, who will return to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to assume duties in the Astronaut Office and be considered for assignment to future missions," NASA said in a statement.

Read more: http://mashable.com/2018/01/18/jeanette-epps-nasa-space-station-reassignment/#RLbo4oFSfSqb

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NASA's Jeanette Epps won't make history on the Space Station in 2018 (Original Post) Calista241 Jan 2018 OP
How disappointing that is. Control-Z Jan 2018 #1
How high up was this decision made? Has Epps been outspoken in any way? Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #2
Let's See - Who Is A Racist That Hates Strong Women?.... global1 Jan 2018 #3
+1 sandensea Jan 2018 #4
Uh huh... Baconator Jan 2018 #9
Could be health related. truthisfreedom Jan 2018 #5
That would seem to be the Occam's razor explanation. nt Gore1FL Jan 2018 #7
probably, they issued new health standards for astronauts going into space.. getagrip_already Jan 2018 #10
I doubt this is the hand of Trumpist racism caraher Jan 2018 #6
Could be lots of factors. Health, personality issues. edbermac Jan 2018 #8

global1

(25,167 posts)
3. Let's See - Who Is A Racist That Hates Strong Women?....
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 01:08 AM
Jan 2018

And is in a position to pull some strings at NASA. Hmmmmm.....

I wonder who?

getagrip_already

(14,246 posts)
10. probably, they issued new health standards for astronauts going into space..
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 10:29 AM
Jan 2018

-- No Uterus
-- Skin tinting has be below a specific level
-- hair naturally straight
-- noses must not extend or curve down significantly
-- eyes must be straight on axis
-- may not have genetics tracing back to feces-depression/indentation countries

caraher

(6,276 posts)
6. I doubt this is the hand of Trumpist racism
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 01:52 AM
Jan 2018

It's surely for some internal, sound reason. Flying in her place is Serena Auñón-Chancellor. I doubt they'd go with a Latina astronaut if this were white supremacy run amok.

edbermac

(15,919 posts)
8. Could be lots of factors. Health, personality issues.
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 03:20 AM
Jan 2018

Some of the original Mercury 7 come to mind:

Al Shepard - grounded for several years for an inner ear infection after 1st flight.
John Glenn - a national hero, too risky to put him up again.
Scott Carpenter - overshot splashdown by 250 miles, frozen out by NASA.
Deke Slayton - grounded for 10 years due to minor heart fibrillation.
Wally Schirra - announced beforehand Apollo 7 would be his last flight, openly raised hell with flight controllers during mission, probably would have been grounded afterwards anyway.
Gordon Cooper - very lax with mission training, too much of a hot dog, frozen out by NASA.

Don't think Trump had anything to do with it.

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