NASA Picking Astronauts by Skin Color

"The [selection] committee wants a mix of professional backgrounds as well as gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, says Duane Ross, the folksy, white-haired head of astronaut candidate selection and training who has helped pick rocket jockeys for 34 years."

--Vince Beiser, 'Astronauts in a New Era,' Discover Magazine, September 2012 

http://discovermagazine.com/2012/sep/25-astronauts-in-a-new-era