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From: tneff@well.UUCP (Tom Neff)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: New Shuttle Name
Message-ID: <11233@well.UUCP>
Date: 4 Apr 89 21:26:09 GMT
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Reply-To: tneff@well.UUCP (Tom Neff)
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I'm still disappointed no one nominated my favorite name for the
new Shuttle - THRESHER.  ;-)

Thank heavens PHOENIX was a minor also ran.  Some people don't seem to
get it - the Phoenix was doomed to die in flames *again and again
forever*.  Not once then everything's OK.  Again and again forever.
Maybe this is someone's idea of a good fate for the Shuttle but it
ain't mine!

One other note - by rights those totals for ENDEAVOUR and ENDEAVOR
should be merged to 30 and the name adopted by acclamation.  Sticks
nicely to the "early alphabet" series of initials too.
-- 
Tom Neff                  tneff@well.UUCP
                       or tneff@dasys1.UUCP