Nasa to replace space shuttle - Name to be chossen!

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: KraziKid
Does anybody who recommended the name Constitution realize that OV-101 (Enterprise) was originally named Constitution? I vote for Enterprise because it has a very long history in the armed forces.

Astronauts carry guns?

Enterprise is not just related to space shuttles. Look a few posts up, one of the posters speaks about the history of the name Enterprise. And asinine comments like yours are not welcome.

 

[silverpig]

He said it had a long history in the armed forces.

Is the Shuttle considered a military vehicle? I don't see how that applies.

Besides, it was a joke. Some people need to lighten up a little.

 

[Beattie]

Originally posted by: ed21x
Isn't it suppose to be named after a famous ocean vessel like all the others?

Then I vote for the "Golden Hind" after Sir Frances Drake's ship.

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

Originally posted by: Aceshigh
If we are going to consider honoring an individual with the name, no one has done more for the space program than Werhner Von Braun. I still can't believe there hasn't been a NASA center named after him. If it weren't for him the space program wouldn't exist.

Ja! Ze Germans take some pride in having virtually built the space program (in both the US and Russia). Just too bad they lacked the democracy/capitalism to really push it forward...that's where we came in.

Sort of hard to push it forward after your country has been reduced to ashes.

 

[Sahakiel]

I think "Intrepid", "Invincible", "Indefatigable", etc might be avoided cause those were/are British ships. However, the way things are going, "Indecisive" might sound good..

I think "Forbearance" would be good; maybe "Endurance."

Others-
"Encounter", "Enchanter/Enchantment", "Envision", "Enlighten", "Endearance", "Enamor", "Enigma", "Encore", "Endogenous"
"Ascension", "Aurora", "Juxtaposition", "Pandora", "Consul", "Envoy"

 

[Kenazo]

not to pull up a dead thread, but I've noticed that space shuttle's whose names begin with "C" have a very high failure rate, thus I recommend against chosing one named "Constitution" or any other "C" name. Not b/c there is a hex on "C" but b/c it doesn't sound good when 2 C* shuttles have already gone down.

 

[MadRat]

I personally think the next Space Shuttle should be flown unmanned and then work with automation to ferry material to and from low-earth orbit. If the mission is to include astronauts then it should be done with a breakaway module, with accommodations for 2-3 people, rather than being designed around the living quarters. This would seriously decrease the overall cost of operations. Especially considering that we need a freighter to build the space station, not a research vehicle.

Originally posted by: Sahakiel
I think "Intrepid", "Invincible", "Indefatigable", etc might be avoided cause those were/are British ships. However, the way things are going, "Indecisive" might sound good..
I think "Forbearance" would be good; maybe "Endurance."
Others-
"Encounter", "Enchanter/Enchantment", "Envision", "Enlighten", "Endearance", "Enamor", "Enigma", "Encore", "Endogenous"
"Ascension", "Aurora", "Juxtaposition", "Pandora", "Consul", "Envoy"

Here's some ideas:

Globetrotter *my favourite for a new manned shuttle*
Constellation
Journeyer
Destiny
Excursion *almost poetically describes the money wasted in the shuttle program*
Expedition
Swift
Emissary
Energizer
Chaffeur
Instigator
Herald
Wayfarer
Millennium *would be appropriate considering it would be the last of an era of shuttles*
Navigator
Nomad
Trailblazer
Homesteader
Pilgrim
Mayflower *classic*
Legacy
Frontier
Prospector
Providence
Venturer
Trumpeter
Conveyuer
Precursor
Sojourner
Paramount
Rendezvous
Companion
Celebrity
Superstar
Grandeur
Old Glory
Advantage
Integrity
Lodestar *my personal favourite for an automaton*
Moonraker
Yankee Clipper
Solar Winds

 

[SeaSerpent]

we should call it the Other

 

[chiwawa626]

hmm looks like its the trekies vs the patriots.... (freedom/enterprise in the lead)

 

[narzy]

I think we should invest in the shuttles replacement, ex the X33 that WAS slated for launch this year until bush pulled the plug now to cover their ass their giving nasa a meezley 700 million in additional funds, thats a joke if I've ever heard one, nasa needs 4 billion just to keep up with inflation, bush needs to stick his missle defense system (which has a 90% failure rate) strait up his ass. and invest in our space agency or close it.

we already have an Enterprise and rule 1 of space shuttle naming, don't name a space ship twice with the same name.


PS whats up w/ all the newb's commin in like they own the place, look at your join date and the persons join date your about to correct, and if your join date is < theirs, shut your pie hole.

 

[ohtwell]

I like Freedom.


: ) Amanda

 

[Kenazo]

PS whats up w/ all the newb's commin in like they own the place, look at your join date and the persons join date your about to correct, and if your join date is < theirs, shut your pie hole.

yikes. someone feeling threatened by the new guys? I find it annoying too, but hey, we were the newbs once too.

 

[MadRat]

Some more names:

Triumph
Conquest
Dominion
Sovereignty
Freelancer
Hopewell (think Henry Hudson's three ships)
Concepcion (Magellan's 3rd of five ships)
Resolution (Capt. Cook's ship, some of his other ships were Endeavor and Discovery)
Matthew (John Cabot's ship; means "Gift from God")
Friendship

 

[Kenazo]

they should sell advertising space on the outside of the ship. Imagine giant red and white space shuttle named the Coca~Cola hurtling into space.

 

[Rastus]

USS Martin Luther King

 

[Spyro]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0

Originally posted by: X-Man
If they're going to replace it, build the X-33.

And call it America.

Bingo.

Yeah!

 

[flashbacck]

wasn't there already a space station named "freedom"?

 

[CaptnKirk]

Constitution was the name that 'was' to be used on what became the Enterprise.
All of the Shuttle Fleet were in fact named for the sailing ships that explored the North American Continent.
Shuttle Names

There are no parts left to make another from 'SPARES' like with the Endeavour.

The designs of the late 60's and early 70's that lead us to build the current fleet of Space Shuttles are obsolete.

Forward thinking along the lines of the 'National Aerospace Plane' which was cancelled need to be resurected,
and the petty infighting that lead to the functional castration of NASA had to stop.
You can't fund a Multi Billion Dollar Future, with miserly nickel and dime thinking.

Names should continue to be those of famous reasearch vessels from the past - to carry on the tradition of exploration.

 

[MadRat]

Do you realise shuttles #1 and #2 were the first two to blow up? Thats a bad onus for #3, DISCOVERY!!

 

[Fencer128]

How about "Hope" or "Endurance"?

Andy

 

[iwearnosox]

I'd call it the "sacrifice."

The shuttle's so dated it needs to be put down.