A Seat in the Cockpit: Recognizing and Replacing Biases with Gender Inclusive Language
April 5th, 2021, 4:15PM / BY Emily A. Margolis Christina Koch (left) poses for a portrait with Jessica Meir while preparing for their first spacewalk together. (Image courtesy of NASA) Much has changed since the first American spaceflight in 1961: NASA has explored new places with new programs, new people, and new technologies. Yet some of the language popularly used to describe these activities has not kept pace with the evolution of America’s space program. Specifically,...
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