By Stephen Dinan | Published at The Washington Times

NASA may struggle to get astronauts to and from the International Space Station, but here on Earth it has gone all-in on its diversity, equity and inclusion mission, according to a new report Wednesday that details expansive efforts to promote the ideology.

The space agency paid to have “anti-racist” crusaders deliver talks to employees, encouraged managers to “practice allyship” with “underrepresented groups” and promote them for advancement within the ranks, according to Open the Books, the spending watchdog that produced the new study.

Its release is timed to this week’s rescue mission, where Elon Musk’s SpaceX will attempt to retrieve astronauts from the space station.

“NASA’s mission is too risky to get distracted by identity politics,” said John Hart, president of Open the Books. “Newtonian physics and atmospheric reentry do not care about antiracism talks and gender ‘affirmation’ policies. NASA has an opportunity to take one small step toward fiscal responsibility and one giant leap toward common sense.”

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