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This is kind of sad for me. I'm always impressed by the JWST's engineering and the incredible work put in over decades by talented engineers to see it completed
by theossuary 4y ago
This is kind of sad for me. I'm always impressed by the JWST's engineering and the incredible work put in over decades by talented engineers to see it completed. But the name is a painful reminder of the discrimination and outright cruelty of the federal government, even in supposedly more "meritocratic" agencies like NASA. As a compromise, I choose to only refer to the JWST by its acronym, which as far as I'm concerned lends none of its accomplishments to James Webb.
- lsaferite 4y agoHonest question. Is there evidence contrary to what NASA's historians pulled together that would validate your position on the name of the telescope?
- dtech 4y agoI'm confused by your response. If NASA is to be believed, he was not particularly zealous in following the policy. You propose that any government official of pre say 1980 should not be referenced because of this?
- shkkmo 4y agoI'm a bit confused here. What was James Webb's role here that makes his name cause such pain for you? As far as I know, the name was kept because no evidence of involvement in the Lavender Scare was found. Do you have specific issues with the report this decision was based on?: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_historical_investigation_james_webb_0.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_hi...