Inspiring the Next generation of Explorers FYI @Dr_ThomasZ This photo shows one of James Webb's great-grandchildren watching the launch of James Webb Space Telescope – it was forwarded to me by Sean O'Keefe with the family's permission to post. #AdAstra #JWST #NASAWebb pic.twitter.com/8AkyuVBPzQ — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) December 27, 2021

Shadowed By Controversy, NASA Won’t Rename New Space Telescope, NPR “We have found no evidence at this time that warrants changing the name of the James Webb Space Telescope,” says NASA administrator Bill Nelson.” NASA won’t rename James Webb Space Telescope despite controversy, The Hill “… more than a thousand people signed a petition earlier this year calling for the telescope to be renamed due to Webb allegedly being complicit […]

James Webb Telescope Makes Progress But at What Cost?, SpaceRef “NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center released the following list of highlights for the James Webb Telescope for 2012 marking the progress of the project. However while the project is making progress, it has created budgetary problems for NASA and will launch several years later than planned.”

NASA Holds Teleconference About Space Telescope Review Report, NASA “NASA will hold a media teleconference at 5 p.m. EST today to discuss an independent review panel’s report on the status of the James Webb Space Telescope project. NASA established the James Webb Space Telescope Independent Comprehensive Review Panel at the request of Sen. Barbara Mikulski, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Science and Related Agencies. The review panel […]