NASA’s James Webb telescope is facing negative heat from the LGBTQ community, here is the reason
The National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) published images taken by the incredibly powerful James Webb Space Telescope that was in high resolution and full of colour and left viewers spellbound (JWST).
The James Webb Space Telescope was sent into orbit by NASA to take full-colour photos of the far reaches of space, making it the most potent telescope ever put into orbit. It should be mentioned that the telescope bears the name of James Webb, a NASA administrator.
Now that the name of the huge telescope has generated controversy, people are putting pressure on NASA to rename the JWST as a result of the negative response. Here is all the information you require regarding the James Webb Telescope name issue.
The James Webb Space Telescope, a cooperative project of NASA and the European Space Agency, involved more than 300 businesses, academic institutions, and space organisations. But for years, there has been debate regarding the telescope’s moniker.
Why was James Webb at the centre of a debate?
James E. Webb, a well-known NASA administrator, was in charge of several of the agency’s productive missions. Webb, who was in charge of the Apollo expedition that brought people to the Moon, was chosen for the role by US President John F. Kennedy.
Webb was one of NASA’s most talented and well-known employees, but he soon found himself in hot water after it was claimed that he had a hand in the contentious “Lavender Scare,” which occurred during the Cold War.
During the Cold War, the LGBTQ community was stigmatised as a result of the Lavender Scare, which promoted the fear that they were more likely to be Soviet spies than persons of other sexual orientations.
James Webb’s involvement in the Lavender Scare and other suspected homophobic activities is still under investigation, but given his prominence in high-level politics, many believed he was responsible for the distribution of homophobic propaganda at the time.
The James Webb Space Telescope is currently under pressure from many to alter its name due to the controversy, but NASA, the US space agency, has not yet issued an official statement on the subject.
