benn@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (T Cox) (02/01/86)
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I didn't notice any previous cross-postings.
I would like to summarize as best I can what
has been proposed in net.columbia so far, with
crossover to net.news.group, which is where
new groups and name changes are supposed to be
discussed.
Just at my site I have seen several postings
independently propose a name change for
net.columbia --> net.challenger. Many others
have concurred. Others are no doubt on their
way to this site.
Others have suggested that, while appropriate,
we might do better to not dwell on the past, and
have proposed a change to net.space.shuttle .
Perhaps one other good suggestion, and one
with which I heartily concur, was that we
wait through the 30-day mourning period and
resume the name-change discussion on [I think
my math is right] February 27. I would add
that we should have this discussion in
net.news.group, unless anyone has good suggestions
to the contrary.
There has been no question that we all wish to
do something to commemorate the loss of the
shuttle Challenger and of her seven brave crew-
members. I personally intend to make d*mn sure
my congressmen [and -women] know that the space
program MUST go on. I am certain that we can, all
of us, rise to the challenge that Challenger
leaves behind.
Thomas Cox
--
...ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!benn
Live long,
avoid intentionalist terminology,
and prosper.sewilco@mecc.UUCP (Scot E. Wilcoxon) (02/03/86)
In article <1570@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> benn@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (T Cox) writes: >... >net.columbia --> net.challenger. >... >have proposed a change to net.space.shuttle . >... >resume the name-change discussion on [I think >my math is right] February 27. I would add >... I agree we should wait for the shock to wear off a bit. At first I was in favor of net.challenger, but I now agree that net.columbia still is a good name. Let's wait 30 days before name change discussion. I'm telling my congressmen and NASA that I think "Challenger II" should be the name of the spacegoing section of a fully-reusable shuttle. I'm also pointing out that Congress should not try to reserve the name for American craft. It would suit me fine if it is pronounced with a British or French accent. -- Scot E. Wilcoxon Minn. Ed. Comp. Corp. quest!mecc!sewilco 45 03 N / 93 15 W (612)481-3507 {ihnp4,mgnetp}!dicomed!mecc!sewilco