James Webb Space Telescope Name Change 2021. Keeping his name on the US88-billion James Webb Space Telescope JWST set to launch later this year would glorify bigotry and anti-LGBT sentiment say some astronomers. NASAs James Webb Space Telescope the agencys successor to the famous Hubble telescope is scheduled to launch no earlier than Dec.
It has now triggered a debate as some of the scientists and astronomers who dont want to rename the telescope say that there is not enough evidence to implicate Webb. NASA will not rename the James Webb Space Telescope the agencys flagship observatory currently awaiting a December 18 launch from an ESA spaceport in French Guiana despite a widespread outcry. NASAs James Webb Space Telescope the agencys successor to the famous Hubble telescope is scheduled to launch no earlier than Dec.
Found no evidence at this point that warrants changing the name of the James Webb Space Telescope.
The telescope will study exoplanets in new ways and look deeper into. But not all astronomers agree with the four who have levelled allegations. The James Webb Space Telescope sits atop an Ariane 5 rocket on the launchpad in French Guiana on 23 December. James Webb Space Telescope tests its giant mirror ahead of 2021 launch Its the largest mirror NASA has ever built the agency said but its size created a unique problem.