@Wilshire to News • 6 months agoJames Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives highest US civilian awardwww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square24arrow-up1564arrow-down13cross-posted to: arizonaspace
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minus-squareShawdow194linkfedilink6•6 months agoJWST!? Seems like - Jane Rigby Space Telescope would be a more suitable name :) :)
minus-squareNull User Objectlinkfedilink4•6 months agoI imagine there might be one at some point, just not this one.
minus-squareFlying Squidlink1•edit-26 months agoIt certainly would be more suitable to name it after a gay woman than Webb, who may or may not have been a homophobe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Webb#Controversy_about_telescope_name
JWST!? Seems like - Jane Rigby Space Telescope would be a more suitable name :) :)
I imagine there might be one at some point, just not this one.
It certainly would be more suitable to name it after a gay woman than Webb, who may or may not have been a homophobe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Webb#Controversy_about_telescope_name