Investigation by agency historian finds no evidence explicitly linking former director James Webb with anti-LGBT+ actions.
arguing for it to be renamed. NASA asked Odom to look for NASA records related to Webb and discriminatory practices. He found none, and in September 2021, NASA administrator Bill Nelson released a short statement saying the agency “had found no evidence at this time that warrants changing the name”., NASA announced that Odom and a contract historian would look more extensively into Webb’s activities, including when he was at the state department.
The new report focuses on two meetings during June 1950. In the first, President Harry Truman and Webb discussed whether to cooperate with Congressional investigators who were seeking information about state department employees. Following that strategy meeting, Webb met with Senator Clyde Hoey and several Truman advisers and passed Hoey “some material on the subject” of homosexuality that had been prepared by one of Webb’s co-workers.
“Advancing full equality for LGBTQI+ Americans is a core value and priority for NASA,” the agency said in its 18 November statement. “Building a more inclusive future requires we honestly and openly confront our history, including the times when the federal government has fallen short of supporting LGBTQI+ communities.”.
that the delays in releasing information about the Webb investigation “is both exasperating and a source of dismay for the community”. Committee chair Charles Woodward, an astronomer at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, toldthat it took longer than expected, but that NASA’s report was responsive to community questions about Webb’s history. “They bring a resolution to something that’s been elusive,” he says.Scientific societies have also brought pressure to bear.
The Webb historical investigation will probably be discussed at upcoming meetings of groups such as the AAS and the APAC. And this controversy has also had broader ramifications within NASA for how it will name objects going forward. The agency has reviewed and updated its internal guidance on naming missions and buildings, an agency spokesperson says.
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