President Trump's aggressive stance against diversity and inclusion initiatives is causing alarm within NASA, particularly regarding the safety and effectiveness of operations aboard the International Space Station. Recent memos threaten employees who do not report on DEIA program activities, leading to staff mistrust and resignations. The safety panel has urged reassessment of upcoming missions to the Moon, highlighting the packed objectives and existing budget cuts. Concerns are growing that continuous harassment over DEIA could exacerbate staffing issues, potentially jeopardizing NASA's ambitious goals for Mars and beyond.
It's not a super well kept secret that flight controllers are overworked, underpaid and disrespected by their management. The DEIA crackdown is going to impact flight ops.
Mission control already struggles with certifying and retaining flight controllers, but this is sure to make things worse. And with 24/7 ops for ISS, I worry they can't take much more attrition and keep the consoles staffed around the clock.
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