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NASA doubles down on not renaming the James Webb Space Telescope

NASA has doubled down on not renaming its James Webb Space Telescope following an investigation into its namesake.  Back in December, the US government agency launched the device – which has been described as the most powerful and largest telescope ever created. However before its official launch, 1,200 scientists signed a petition calling for NASA to rename the device after unsettling evidence claimed that Webb took part in the Lavender Scare – a “purge” of LGBTQ+ government employees between the 1950s and 1960s. According to a report from Scientific American, during…

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NASA decides not to rename new telescope after alleged anti-LGBTQ+ claims

NASA announces plans to name their state of the art telescope after the accused anti-LGBTQ+ figure James Webb. The news was announced by NASA administrator Bill Nelson in a statement to NPR. “We have found no evidence at this time that warrants changing the name of the James Webb Space Telescope,” he said. The impressive device, which is set to launch in December, has been described as the most powerful and largest telescope ever created. Viewed as the successor to the historic Hubble, the new telescope will have the ability…

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NASA considers renaming new telescope due to anti-LGBTQ+ claims

The NASA team is considering renaming its new groundbreaking telescope due to anti-LGBTQ+ claims. The impressive device is set to launch later this year and has been dubbed as the most powerful and largest telescope ever created. But aside from its state of the art technology, many astronomers and LGBTQ+ activists have come out against the device’s namesake, James Webb. Webb, who was the administrator of NASA throughout the 1960’s, took part in some of the agency’s biggest projects like the Apollo program. However unsettling evidence has come out that…

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