https://www.space.com/nasa-not-renaming-james-webb-space-telescopefollowup to
https://www.voat.xyz/viewpost?postid=613380d21f0a2"We have found no evidence at this time that warrants changing the name of the James Webb Space Telescope," current NASA chief Bill Nelson told NPR.
The news, and how it was delivered, did not go over well with University of Washington astrophysicist (((Sarah Tuttle))), one of the petition's four creators:
NASA is relying on cowardice & poor PR technique to leak that they will not be renaming the JWST, named after a career administrator who oversaw homophobic persecution & development of psychological warfare, ignoring the request for reconsideration from 1,200 astronomers
it's a google doc with a submission form
They have ignored both the petitioners and the advisory committee that requested an investigation, and have provided no details on either their research or their decision
[ + ] NationalSocialism
[ - ] NationalSocialism 4 points 2.6 yearsOct 1, 2021 08:48:42 ago (+4/-0)
[ + ] HughBriss
[ - ] HughBriss 3 points 2.6 yearsOct 1, 2021 09:11:19 ago (+3/-0)
People working in positions like this often required a security clearance to work there, and homosexual activity was considered a threat to national security because it often led to blackmail and compromise. James Webb had a very good reason for his actions. Again, from the article: "Webb seems to have been complicit in the purge of homosexual people from government jobs during his time in public service, including when he served in a high-level position in the U.S. State Department."
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/30/1041707730/shadowed-by-controversy-nasa-wont-rename-new-space-telescope
Typical faggots, getting screechy and hysterical over events decades old without any understanding of the context.
Note: I intentionally quote from NPR because this issue is coming from the left, and I want to provide their perspective on why they think this is an issue.
[ + ] mikenigger
[ - ] mikenigger [op] 3 points 2.6 yearsOct 1, 2021 09:29:41 ago (+3/-0)
*jews, the proposed name is clearly intended to make a mockery of science https://twitter.com/NASATubman
first it was the nigger on the $20 bill and now this
[ + ] HughBriss
[ - ] HughBriss 0 points 2.6 yearsOct 1, 2021 16:00:38 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] dalai_llama
[ - ] dalai_llama 0 points 2.6 yearsOct 1, 2021 14:53:07 ago (+0/-0)