For those snowflakes who would melt referring the the telescope by its full name, the American Astronomical Society will allow the use of the acronym.
The James Webb Space Telescope launched in December 2021 amid calls for the observatory to be renamed. The observatory was named in 2002 after government bureaucrat James Webb, who served as the second administrator of NASA during the 1960s. But opponents of the name argue that Webb persecuted people known or suspected to belong to the LGBTQ+ community.
“To date, no available evidence directly links Webb to any actions or follow-up related to the firing of individuals for their sexual orientation,” the report reads. “Based on the available evidence, the agency does not plan to change the name of the James Webb Space Telescope,” NASA officials wrote in a statement announcing the report.
…This broad review turned up nothing about Webb’s own opinions on the federal government’s employment policies, says Odom, other than his intention to implement the policies set by his superiors. For example, Webb was very concerned that NASA centers comply with new equal employment opportunity practices related to race and gender.
In Webb’s communications about personnel issues at NASA, homosexuality just doesn’t come up, says Odom.For those snowflakes who would melt referring to the telescope by its full name, the American Astronomical Society will allow theMany AAS members are concerned about the response of NASA to the JWST name and process, and we wanted to provide a brief update.
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