NASA has come under scrutiny over the last few weeks due to its compliance with executive orders penned by U.S. President Donald Trump. These are orders that directly impact all federal organizations and have, for instance, compelled the space agency to end initiatives focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives as well as scrub its websites of information relating to the topic.
Recently in the saga, reports presented by NASA watchdog website NASA Watch suggested that agency employees are being asked to remove any symbols that may represent LGBTQI+ Pride from their workspaces. In response to our coverage of this report, a NASA spokesperson emailed Space.com a statement on Feb. 11 saying the following:
