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Originally Posted by masraum
I don't know who this "Jim Webb" guy is, but he's been getting some pretty amazing shots!
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It's funny...I worked with a Jim Webb, who happened to be an astronomer!
When I heard this scope announced, I wondered what in the hell he did behind my back to deserve such an accolade!!
Then I learned it wasn't him, so I of course assumed that Jim Webb the Senator must have made the funding happen, so they names it after him, of course.
Well, that was wrong too. Instead, they named it after some NASA guy who maybe didn't treat people very well? Who knew that being a jerk at work could get you in the history books
