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NASA defends decision to retain JWST name - SpaceNews
Oct 21, 2021 53 secs
WASHINGTON — NASA officials are standing by their decision to retain the name of the James Webb Space Telescope despite criticism from some astronomers, including one who resigned from an advisory committee in protest.

The agency said in a once-sentence statement in late September that a historical review turned up no evidence to back allegations that James Webb oversaw policies earlier in his career at the State Department to purge the department of LGBTQ employees, as well as one case involving a NASA employee while Webb led the agency in the 1960s.

“We have found no evidence at this time that warrants changing the name of the James Webb Space Telescope,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in the statement provided to media.

Agency officials added they had no other information, including a report, to provide about that review.

Brian Odom, acting NASA chief historian, discussed the review he led into the allegations against Webb.

The three highest-ranked questions submitted in advance of the event were about the Webb investigation, including whether NASA will release more details about it.

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