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2021-12-26 Science & Technology

Webb telescope launched - so far everything works

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Posted by Lord Garth 2021-12-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 ...I was pleasantly surprised to see that NASA stood its ground on not renaming the JWST - the usual suspects tried to gin up 'outrage' over the name on the grounds that LGBTQ Etc. people at NASA were fired or investigated sixty years ago because of their LGBTQ Etc.-ness.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-12-26 12:07|| 2021-12-26 12:07|| Front Page Top

#2 There's probably one of those plaques they put on such things for aliens to find and they didn't have time to change it to the "The George Floyd Giant Hoop into Deep Space."

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-12-26 12:12|| 2021-12-26 12:12|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ This brother knows. Hoopin' fuh real.

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-12-26 12:22|| 2021-12-26 12:22|| Front Page Top

#4 THIS is real news. Would that the media would pay more attention to scientific discovery and progress like this than the drivel they serve up every day.

Posted by Tom 2021-12-26 12:43|| 2021-12-26 12:43|| Front Page Top

#5 The people making this mission happen would never even think of something like "gain of function" bio research. They actually understand ho much can go wrong.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-12-26 13:02|| 2021-12-26 13:02|| Front Page Top

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