Victor Glover, the U.S. Navy captain and NASA pilot, is making headlines not just for his historic role but for what he refuses to turn it into.
During an exchange ahead of the launch from the Kennedy Space Center, Glover was asked what it means to be the "first Black man" to visit the Moon.
Glover didn't take the bait. He didn't lean into the identity politics that have been rotting our institutions from the inside out. Instead, he reminded everyone that space exploration isn't about the color of your skin, it's about the spirit of the human race.
But I also hope we are pushing the other direction—that one day we don't have to talk about these "firsts," that one day this is just—and listen to this—that this is human history. It's about human history. It's the story of humanity, not Black history, not women's history, but that it becomes human history." [WND]
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