Despite controversy, NASA won’t rename Webb telescope
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Officials at NASA have released their investigation into the space telescope's namesake, the late NASA Administrator James Webb. There is no evidence linking Webb to discriminatory firings during the Lavender Scare of the 1950s, the investigation concluded. Webb is alleged to have promoted anti-LGBTQ policies during his tenure at NASA.
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NASA still won't rename the James Webb Space Telescope, citing new investigation into namesake's career
Officials at NASA have released their investigation into the space telescope's namesake, the late NASA Administrator James Webb. There is no evidence linking Webb to discriminatory firings during the Lavender Scare of the 1950s, the investigation concluded.
NASA once again declines to rename the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA says an extensive review of historical records found no evidence that Webb ever led or supported purges of government employees who were gay. But some astronomers think that's a pretty low bar.