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From: cushner@ttidcb.UUCP (Jeffrey Cushner)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: A new Shuttle: What Name?
Message-ID: <677@ttidcb.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Feb-86 13:24:18 EST
Article-I.D.: ttidcb.677
Posted: Mon Feb 10 13:24:18 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 12-Feb-86 20:58:59 EST
References: <6372@utzoo.UUCP>
Reply-To: cushner@ttidcb.UUCP (Jeffrey Cushner)
Organization: Transaction Technology, Inc. (CitiCorp), Santa Monica
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Summary: 

In article <6372@utzoo.UUCP> kcarroll@utzoo.UUCP (Kieran A. Carroll) writes:
>(per aspera, ad astra)
>
>Keep in mind that the names of most of the shuttles
>are the names of old sailing ships.  There is no taboo
>against re-using the name of a ship that has been
>lost, as far as I know.  Personally, I think that
>since the name "Challenger" is now unused by any
>space-going vehicle, it'd be appropriate to put a
>proud name back in circulation.  Perhaps not
>for the new space shuttle, as that'd cause potential
>confusion for future historians (was that the Challenger
>that exploded, or the other one...?).  Of course,
>you could name the new shuttle "Challenger II".
>References: <2911@ut-ngp.UUCP>
>
>-- 
>
>     Kieran A. Carroll @ U of Toronto Aerospace Institute
>     {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!kcarroll


Then why hasn't anyone named a craft the USS Titanic or the USS
Hindenburgh(sp), for example?

Also, I have a gripe.  With the voluminous postings to wade through,
why do I have to 'n' through duplicate articles through Net.space
and Net.columbia?  Please folks, only post to ONE newsgroup.
Do you really think that readers are only going to read the one to which
you DON'T post?
		  Thank you for your cooperation,
			 Reduntantly Yours,
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