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From: ins_avrd@jhunix.UUCP (Victoria Rosly D'ull)
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Subject: Re: Name for the next shuttle
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Date: Thu, 6-Feb-86 15:20:59 EST
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> 
> 	How about Icarus?
> 
> 	You know, the greek mythological man who tried to fly to
> the sun on wings of wax?
> 
> 	It would be a pleasant change from all the previous
> gung ho hypola. It might also symbolize how difficult this thing
> really is in the midst of human failure.
> 
> 						John.

	Considering that Icarus' is generally considered a cautionary
tale (he died for allowing himself to be drawn so close to the beauty
of the skies, when all he had planned for was to fly across an ocean),
perhaps it ought to be called Daedalus, for Icarus' uncle, who had
created the wings and used them safely and effectively.

	Just an opinion; NASA will undoubtedly name the next shuttle
"Prudence" or something equally uninspired.  (I've never quite managed
to forgive them for the "Enterprise" :-)

						--Vicka