NASA won’t rename new telescope despite anti-LGBT controversy

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Artist conception of the controversially named James Webb Space Telescope, which will be launched in just a few months. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (Photo: via Flickr)

NASA says they do not plan to rename the multi-billion-dollar James Webb Space Telescope, despite concerns from astronomers, the public, and agency employees. James Webb, who was an influential figure at NASA during the 1960s and 1970s, participated in the…