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From: jay@ncspm.ncsu.edu (Jay C. Smith)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: New shuttle name
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Date: 13 Apr 88 14:28:23 GMT
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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."

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