Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!pyramid!ames!ncar!oddjob!mimsy!aplcen!aplcomm!stdc.jhuapl.edu!jwm From: jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu (James W. Meritt) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: New shuttle name Message-ID: <227@aplcomm.UUCP> Date: 13 Apr 88 12:47:29 GMT References: <222@aplcomm.UUCP> <721@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> Sender: news@aplcomm.UUCP Reply-To: jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu.UUCP (James W. Meritt) Distribution: usa Organization: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Lines: 16 In article <721@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> dave@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Dave Goldblatt) writes: >From article <222@aplcomm.UUCP>, by jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu (James W. Meritt): >> My wife gave me a very appropriate name last night, and I said >> I would post it: >> CHALLENGER VII >NASA has retired the name "Challenger". I know. But the reason they retired it, to honor the deceased, is exactly the reason that I believe this should be used. Disclaimer: Individuals have opinions, organizations have policy. Therefore, these opinions are mine and not any organizations! Q.E.D. jwm@aplvax.jhuapl.edu 128.244.65.5