4 men, 1 of whom is black, 4 women. What are the chances that 50% of the best choices for this mission would be women? Are 50% of scientists or military, women?
When it comes to astronauts, it is a safer assumption the black guy is on the higher side of the bell curve when it comes to iq/intelligence.
per your women comment, why would you knowingly put people up there who have inherently weaker bodies in terms of strength, and less ability to lose bone density?
we’ll be paying for their space-borne osteoporosis, you can count on that.