“CONGRATULATIONS to America – this has been an amazing two days,” NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said on 31 May, as two astronauts arrived on the International Space Station. They had launched the day before, carried into orbit by a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
The launch was a major milestone for US space flight (see NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts into new era of private spaceflight), but many people in the US weren’t in the mood for either congratulations or celebrations. The evening after Bridenstine’s remarks, nationwide protests against police brutality and racism continued in the …
Source: Humans - newscientist.com
