A new report finds no evidence linking former NASA head James Webb to firing of LGBTQ+ people, but some astronomers aren’t convinced.
NASA said today a search of government archives supports its decision to keep the name of its former administrator, James Webb, on its flagship space telescope. Many astronomers had urged NASA to rename the telescope following accusations that Webb participated in discrimination and firing of LGBTQ+ staff from the U.S. federal workforce in the 1950s and ’60s.
NASA first said in September 2021 it would not change the name of the James Webb Space Telescope after an initial study of the evidence. The instrument was launched in December of that year. But the agency was criticized for not revealing details of its review. Odom later initiated a more thorough investigation, searching archives that were not open during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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