Xref: utzoo sci.space:5748 sci.space.shuttle:754 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!mailrus!ames!mike From: mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Mike Smithwick) Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Naming the space station. Message-ID: <9207@ames.arc.nasa.gov> Date: 23 May 88 15:45:44 GMT References: <719@eos.UUCP> <5824@uwmcsd1.UUCP> <5568@cup.portal.com> Reply-To: mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov.UUCP (Mike Smithwick) Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Lines: 18 In article <5568@cup.portal.com> Daniel_C_Anderson@cup.portal.com writes: >I second motion to name a Space Station after the late and >sincerely lamented Robert A. Heinlein. If the space-station was named the "Robert A. Heinlein", would it be called "Bob" for short?? By the way, the list of names I posted is the working list by the naming committee. They are not accepting any new names as of last week. "Roger Houston, Space Station Bob 1, copies. . . ." -- *** mike (Cyberpunk in training) smithwick *** "Use an Atari, go to jail!" [disclaimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas]