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 doesnt 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 NASAs 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
Control-Z
(15,681 posts)I hope the decision was on the up and up.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,787 posts)global1
(25,167 posts)And is in a position to pull some strings at NASA. Hmmmmm.....
I wonder who?
Your inner Hércule Poirot is strong, mon ami.
Baconator
(1,459 posts)Honestly... He does enough stupid embarrassing shit. We don't need to make things up...
truthisfreedom
(23,113 posts)Gore1FL
(21,030 posts)getagrip_already
(14,246 posts)-- 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)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)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.