Jeanette Epps was replaced by Serena Auñón-Chancellor as NASA gave no explanation but her brother claims that she has had an uphill battle with NASA
The brother of the NASA astronaut who was bumped from a June mission to the International Space Station is citing racism as the motive for the change.
Jeanette Epps was replaced by Serena Auñón-Chancellor as NASA gave no explanation but her brother claims that she has had an uphill battle with NASA.
'My sister Dr Jeannette Epps has been fighting against oppressive racism and misogynist in NASA and now they are holding her back and allowing a Caucasian Astronaut to take her place!' Henry Epps said in a Facebook post according to Newsweek.
The post - which has since been deleted - included a link to a MoveOn.org petition demanding Epps be reassigned to the mission.
The petition called 'Demand NASA to return Dr Jeanette Epps Back To ISS Mission !!!' as of Monday has 1,222 of the 2,000 signatures needed.
And while Henry didn't start the petition, he and other members of the family did sign it.
'My sister deserves a chance just life [sic] her white peers! This administration policies and culture is reprehensible against their stance against women and minorities in this nation. We have lost all of the gains we gained over the past 40 years in one year?No more!' he wrote on Facebook.
'We cannot continue to tolerate what is going on in America but we must stand together and stand behind our people and out [sic] nation!'
Jeanette Epps was replaced by Serena Auñón-Chancellor as NASA gave no explanation but her brother claims that she has had an uphill battle with NASA.
'My sister Dr Jeannette Epps has been fighting against oppressive racism and misogynist in NASA and now they are holding her back and allowing a Caucasian Astronaut to take her place!' Henry Epps said in a Facebook post according to Newsweek.
The post - which has since been deleted - included a link to a MoveOn.org petition demanding Epps be reassigned to the mission.
The petition called 'Demand NASA to return Dr Jeanette Epps Back To ISS Mission !!!' as of Monday has 1,222 of the 2,000 signatures needed.
And while Henry didn't start the petition, he and other members of the family did sign it.
'My sister deserves a chance just life [sic] her white peers! This administration policies and culture is reprehensible against their stance against women and minorities in this nation. We have lost all of the gains we gained over the past 40 years in one year?No more!' he wrote on Facebook.
'We cannot continue to tolerate what is going on in America but we must stand together and stand behind our people and out [sic] nation!'