jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu (James W. Meritt) (04/12/88)
My wife gave me a very appropriate name last night, and I said
I would post it:
CHALLENGER VII
Disclaimer: Individuals have opinions, organizations have policy.
Therefore, these opinions are mine and not any organizations!
Q.E.D.
jwm@aplvax.jhuapl.edu 128.244.65.5dave@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Dave Goldblatt) (04/13/88)
From article <222@aplcomm.UUCP>, by jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu (James W. Meritt): > > My wife gave me a very appropriate name last night, and I said > I would post it: > > CHALLENGER VII > > NASA has retired the name "Challenger". -dg- -- Internet: dave@sun.soe.clarkson.edu or: dave@clutx.clarkson.edu BITNET: dave@CLUTX.Bitnet uucp: {rpics, gould}!clutx!dave Matrix: Dave Goldblatt @ 1:260/360 ICBM: Why do you want to know? :-)
jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu (James W. Meritt) (04/13/88)
In article <721@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> dave@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Dave Goldblatt) writes: >From article <222@aplcomm.UUCP>, by jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu (James W. Meritt): >> My wife gave me a very appropriate name last night, and I said >> I would post it: >> CHALLENGER VII >NASA has retired the name "Challenger". I know. But the reason they retired it, to honor the deceased, is exactly the reason that I believe this should be used. Disclaimer: Individuals have opinions, organizations have policy. Therefore, these opinions are mine and not any organizations! Q.E.D. jwm@aplvax.jhuapl.edu 128.244.65.5
jay@ncspm.ncsu.edu (Jay C. Smith) (04/13/88)
The obvious choice is "America." The name has a nice sound to it, and as a replacement "Challenger" --> "America" works well, too. Remember Apollo XVII? If "Columbia" ever needs replacement, that shuttle should be named "Eagle," right? And then there's "Constitution," which was the name originally intended for "Enterprise." It could make a comeback. I remember when "Star Wars" (the movie, not SDI) fans were trying to get one of the shuttles named "Millenium Falcon." -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jay C. Smith uucp: ...!mcnc!ncsuvx!ncspm!jay Domain: jay@ncspm.ncsu.edu internet: jay%ncspm@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu
cjl@ecsvax.UUCP (Charles Lord) (04/14/88)
In article <826@ncspm.ncsu.edu>, jay@ncspm.ncsu.edu (Jay C. Smith) writes: > And then there's "Constitution," which was the name originally intended > for "Enterprise." It could make a comeback. I still feel ST fans got short-changed when they named a non- orbital shuttle "Enterprise". I say name the glider "Constitution" and name the new shuttle "Enterprise"!!! Charles Lord cjl@ecsvax.UUCP cjl@ecsvax.BITNET
fireman@tippy.uucp (03/21/89)
Repinted from USA Today, Tuesday, March 21, 1989. SCHOOLS COMPETE TO NAME SPACE SHUTTLE NASA has announced state winners in its "Name the Shuttle" contest to christen the replacement for Challeneger. Most popular: Endeavour (or Endeavor) and Resolution. Nationwide, 6,100 teams - 71,650 students - entered in grades K-12. The names had to be those of exploration ships and accompanied by a classroom project reflecting the choice. NASA chooses a final winner the first week of May. AL - Eagle, Victoria AK - Resolution, Resolution AZ - Endeavour, Victoria AR - Calypso, Endeavour CA - Adventure, Phoenix CO - Endeavour, Endeavour CT - Endeavour, Nautilus DE - Phoenix, Nautilus DC - Victoria FL - Endeavour, Victory GA - Phoenix, Endeavor HI - Resolution, Nautilus ID - Endeavor, Horizon IL - Endeavor, Endeavour IN - Endeavor, Desire IA - Endeavour, Endeavor KS - Victoria, Endeavor KY - Victoria, Resolution LA - Victoria, Endeavor ME - Endeavor, Griffin MD - Dove, Endeavor MA - Endeavor, Victory MI - Victoria, Horizon MN - Endeavour, Calypso MS - Endeavour, Endeavour MO - Adventure, Resolution MT - Adventure, Resolution NE - Resolution, Phoenix NV - Investigator, Resolution NH - Calypso, Polar Star NJ - Nautilus, Calypso NM - Victory, Endeavour, Victory NY - Endeavor, Resolution NC - North Star, Calypso ND - Endeavour, Victoria OH - Resolution, Victoria OK - Endeavor, Rising Star OR - Pathfinder, Victory PA - Blake, Endeavour RI - Horizon, Nautilus SC - Endeavor, Endeavour SD - Endeavor, Calypso TN - Phoenix, Godspeed TX - Endurance, Endeavor UT - Victoria, Nautilus VT - Trieste VA - Godspeed, Adventure WA - Deepstar, H.M.S. Chatham WV - Godspeed, Deepstar WI - Calypso, Adventure WY - Resolution, Nautilus
joe@hanauma.stanford.edu (Joe Dellinger) (03/22/89)
Well, since we've got Atlantis, Columbia, Discovery, Enterprise, there is only ONE possible choice from the list! In article <11000010@tippy> fireman@tippy.uucp writes: >PA - Blake, Endeavour ^^^^^ AND it reminds us of Blake's 7, too, and how their ship(s) ended. \ /\ /\ /\/\/\/\/\/\/\.-.-.-.-.......___________ \ / \ / \ /Dept of Geophysics, Stanford University \/\/\.-.-....___ \/ \/ \/Joe Dellinger joe@hanauma.stanford.edu apple!hanauma!joe\/\.-._
cew@venera.isi.edu (Craig E. Ward) (03/24/89)
It doesn't fit the criteria setup by NASA (name of a past or present ship of exploration) but I feel it would be appropriate and meaningful to name the new shuttle after Gus Grissom. Or would that be morbid? We name aircraft carriers after dead heros. Craig -- ==================================================================== ARPA: cew@venera.isi.edu PHONE: (213)822-1511 ext. 111 USPS: USC Information Sciences Institute 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 1100 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Slogan: "nemo me impune lacessit" ====================================================================
daver@sci.UUCP (Dave Rickel) (03/24/89)
In article <11000010@tippy>, fireman@tippy.uucp writes: > > Repinted from USA Today, Tuesday, March 21, 1989. ... > PA - Blake, Endeavour Blake? Could someone mail me information about a research vessel named Blake? I can only think of the british SF series. Thanks. david rickel decwrl!sci!daver
sandra%defun.utah.edu@wasatch.UUCP (Sandra J Loosemore) (03/25/89)
Hmmm, I guess Cook must be a popular subject among school kids. I found it a little surprising that the names on the list were primarily those of *British* ships. I suspect that, if the contest had been held three years from now, the most popular nominations would have been Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria! On the other hand, I suppose there would be an uproar if they named the shuttle something like Mirnyi or Kainan Maru. Two other striking omissions from the list: Beagle (made famous by Darwin) and Fram (sailed by Nansen and Sverdrup in the Arctic and Amundsen in the Antarctic). -Sandra Loosemore (sandra@cs.utah.edu)
bob@etive.ed.ac.uk (Bob Gray) (03/27/89)
In article <40467@sci.UUCP> daver@sci.UUCP (Dave Rickel) writes: >Blake? Could someone mail me information about a research vessel named Blake? >I can only think of the british SF series. Thanks. I cannot believe that they actually put this suggestion on the list of possible shuttle names. There is space for a crew of seven on a shuttle, isn't there? The media will have a field day. :-> Bob.
ncc1701@pawl.rpi.edu (Mark O. Chadwick) (03/28/89)
Interesting list of names. Personally, in partial deference to the crew of the Challenger, I would personally like to see Phoenix as the name of the new shuttle. Not to be irreverent or anything, but sometimes it helps to be reminded of those who gave their lives for such a big cause. -Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ncc1701@pawl.rpi.edu | Live long and prosper, Spock USERGDES@rpitsmts.bitnet | I shall do neither. I have killed my (Mark Chadwick) | captain...and my friend
jmsc@inesc.UUCP (Miguel Casteleiro) (03/28/89)
In article <998@rpi.edu>, ncc1701@pawl.rpi.edu (Mark O. Chadwick) writes: > Interesting list of names. Personally, in partial deference to the crew of > the Challenger, I would personally like to see Phoenix as the name of the > new shuttle. Not to be irreverent or anything, but sometimes it helps to be > reminded of those who gave their lives for such a big cause. How about ChallengerII, with that name the first Challenger and their crew would be reminded forever. -- __ Miguel Casteleiro at __ /// INESC, Lisboa, Portugal. \\\/// Only UUCP: ...!mcvax!inesc!jmsc "Life is hard and then you die." \XX/ Amiga
mears@hpindda.HP.COM (David B. Mears) (03/30/89)
I took all the names listed as state winnners, sorted them, and counted the number of occurances of each and they are listed below sorted in reverse order by count. You'll notice that if you count the two spellings of `endeavor' as a single name, then it comes out far ahead of the others. If NASA's final choice is at all based on these numbers, then it's not hard to guess what our next shuttle will be called. BTW, it would sure be nice if someone were able to post status reports on the building of the new shuttle like the one's Peter Yee has been posting for the existing shuttles. Anyone know if such a thing is available anywhere? David B. Mears Hewlett-Packard Cupertino CA hplabs!hpda!mears -------------- 15 Endeavour 15 Endeavor 11 Resolution 10 Victoria 7 Nautilus 7 Calypso 5 Victory 5 Phoenix 5 Adventure 3 Horizon 3 Godspeed 2 Deepstar 1 Trieste 1 Rising Star 1 Polar Star 1 Pathfinder 1 North Star 1 Investigator 1 Griffin 1 Endurance 1 Eagle 1 Dove 1 Desire 1 Chatham 1 Blake
andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Andy Clews) (03/30/89)
There still seems to be a lot of confusion and indecision as to what the new shuttle should be called. I still maintain that we should use the time-honoured method, and adopt the name "FOO". Alternatives: BAZ, BAR. "FOOBAR" would probably be in rather poor taste. ;-) :-) 8-) %\v etc Andy -- Andy Clews, Computing Service, Univ. of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QN, UK JANET: andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk BITNET: andy%syma.sussex.ac.uk@uk.ac Voice: +44 273 606755 ext.2129
tneff@well.UUCP (Tom Neff) (04/05/89)
I'm still disappointed no one nominated my favorite name for the
new Shuttle - THRESHER. ;-)
Thank heavens PHOENIX was a minor also ran. Some people don't seem to
get it - the Phoenix was doomed to die in flames *again and again
forever*. Not once then everything's OK. Again and again forever.
Maybe this is someone's idea of a good fate for the Shuttle but it
ain't mine!
One other note - by rights those totals for ENDEAVOUR and ENDEAVOR
should be merged to 30 and the name adopted by acclamation. Sticks
nicely to the "early alphabet" series of initials too.
--
Tom Neff tneff@well.UUCP
or tneff@dasys1.UUCP