In a memo sent out on January 22, NASA employees were ordered to “scrub” mentions certain terms from the agency’s websites by end of day, according to 404 Media. “This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request,” the memo read. “Note that the list below is the list that exists this morning, but it may grow as the day goes on.”

As the Trump administration continues its crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion, a new report led to outrage on social media that NASA staff were told to "drop everything" and scrub their website of mentions of DEI,