to have the telescope renamed have noted Webb was involved in high-level meetings about Lavender Scare policies."The records clearly show that Webb planned and participated in meetings during which he handed over homophobic material. There is no record of him choosing to stand up for the humanity of those being persecuted.
Is it any better if Webb was passively enacting the policies rather than leading the persecution? Other government departments did
drspacejunk James Webb was not a homophobe nor was he a racist. He WAS arguably the single indispensable individual at NASA during the Mercury/Gemini/Apollo era. He took an a fledgling agency and turned it into one that put men on the moon and returned them safely to earth. He led a program
No. Stop.
By the frenzied logic imposed on Mr. Webb, anyone from NC should never be employed by NASA! Sorry if you are offended. It was a different time/culture. Webb was as decent as it gets for his time.
Name it 'The Grand Ladycock Telescope'. Right now. Transphobes.
It's a cool name and for a man who advanced space exploration that's it the end.
Well, I really hope that they don’t!
Für ein neuen Namen wäre ich auch das ist interessant
👀 SKYWALKER or SPACEWALKER OR ET
Nooooo. Stop this universal cringe.
Perhaps it needs a more vibrant name
Why not shut down nasa because it was built by nazis? How come that didnt come up. I think thats a bigger deal than the angry people mentioned herein.
'Kompromat' was, and remains, the principle weapon of Russian spy craft. That you could be compromised due to your sexuality speaks volumes about the norms of the society of the day, rather than an initial person. Future generations will despise us for different reasons....
1stContactDay They ought to.
Cancel culture 101 Their ‘SPACE EXPERT’…Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University Ridiculous!