Nasa chief defends choice of all-male Artemis III crew

Nasa’s administrator Jared Isaacman on Wednesday defended the make-up of the space agency’s latest Artemis crew, an all-male group.
The nominations have earned criticism that Nasa may have acted in accordance with US President Donald Trump’s direction to eliminate diversity and inclusion efforts.
Isaacman insisted in a lengthy social media post that the “crew selection does not involve any political appointees”.
“The Astronaut Office assigns the crew that gives the mission the best chance of...