"When we have completed examining the historical role, NASA will make a decision on the renaming". Says yes, there is a rough timeline on the assessment, but can't comment on that that timeline is.
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Paul Hertz on request to rename JWST (paraphrased by me quickly): "NASA is certainly aware of the concerns in the community that have arisen about James Webb the person, and we continue to consult historians about his role in government". (1/n)
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@SheerPriya: "There is now a petition with more than 1000 signatures. I don't want to push you on timeline, but I'm trying to get a sense. The Japanese rename their missions post launch." Paul: "I'm aware of the petition. I feel like I've been informed by the breadth of ...."Diesen Thread anzeigen -
"...opinions in the community". "Whatever the agency decides - whether we decide to rename it or not rename it - we will explain our rationale to the community". All very much a paraphrase as I was typing quickly in real time. None of the above is verbatim.
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Paul had a prepared statement on the JWST renaming petition. He knew the question was coming.
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This is the petition:https://twitter.com/IBJIYONGI/status/1399711989895774209?s=20 …
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All of the above came from Paul Hertz's presentation to the AAAC at 12:10 ET today: https://www.nsf.gov/attachments/302001/public/agenda_2021junev4.pdf … The slides will be posted soon and I'll put them here.
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We should probably stop naming things after people in general.
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I was def a fan of next generation space telescope
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Did I miss another memo? (And here I penciled in the NASA Townhall at the AAS next Monday...)
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Sorry! All of this was from Paul's presentation to the AAAC just now. I have screenshots of all the charts, and they'll be posted publicly soon. https://www.nsf.gov/attachments/302001/public/agenda_2021junev4.pdf …
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