Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!xanth!kent From: kent@xanth.cs.odu.edu (Kent Paul Dolan) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Shuttle orbiter-naming competition (Forwarded) Message-ID: <5842@xanth.cs.odu.edu> Date: 13 Jul 88 04:51:16 GMT References: <11378@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <772@noao.UUCP> <5402@dasys1.UUCP> <2285@sugar.UUCP> <5441@dasys1.UUCP> Reply-To: kent@cs.odu.edu (Kent Paul Dolan) Organization: Old Dominion University, Norfolk Va. Lines: 21 In article <5441@dasys1.UUCP> tneff@dasys1.UUCP (Tom Neff) writes: >I am going to look at a naval exploration book this evening and see if >there are any terrific candidates at hand. >-- >Tom Neff UUCP: ...!cmcl2!phri!dasys1!tneff Well, I was just "thunderstruck" with one name that would be a great third world tie into the program and do all kinds of uplifting things, and break a record of using names-which-are-words for shuttle names. How about naming it after Thor Hierdahl's (sp?) magnificent proof of concept ocean exploration vessel, Kon Tiki? The heroic expedition associations connected with that vessel could be held as a match for any in the world, I would guess, and would sure challenge the shuttle crews to live up to its reputation. I have no idea how to submit that, but if "Kon Tiki" seems as right to someone who does know how as it does to me, please add it to the list. Thanks. Kent, the man from xanth.