I should have noted that the original essay wrote, "James Webb Telescope (JWT)" leaving out the word "Space" and the "S." Incidentally, I remember when the name was announced, I shrugged and thought that they had to come up with a name pronto because the former working title, "Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST)" was going to be confu…
I should have noted that the original essay wrote, "James Webb Telescope (JWT)" leaving out the word "Space" and the "S." Incidentally, I remember when the name was announced, I shrugged and thought that they had to come up with a name pronto because the former working title, "Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST)" was going to be confusing with the newly formed merger that produced Northrup Grumman Space Technology (NGST), especially since NGST had been selected as the prime contractor for NGST. It could have been confusing to interview NdGT about NGST's NGST.
I have since read claims from officials that the coincidence of "NGST" did not influence the timing of the naming of the telescope. However, I don't believe those claims.
I should have noted that the original essay wrote, "James Webb Telescope (JWT)" leaving out the word "Space" and the "S." Incidentally, I remember when the name was announced, I shrugged and thought that they had to come up with a name pronto because the former working title, "Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST)" was going to be confusing with the newly formed merger that produced Northrup Grumman Space Technology (NGST), especially since NGST had been selected as the prime contractor for NGST. It could have been confusing to interview NdGT about NGST's NGST.
NdGT = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson
I have since read claims from officials that the coincidence of "NGST" did not influence the timing of the naming of the telescope. However, I don't believe those claims.