Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!ncar!noao!groves From: groves@noao.arizona.edu (Lee Groves) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Shuttle orbiter-naming competition (Forwarded) Message-ID: <772@noao.UUCP> Date: 7 Jul 88 15:54:12 GMT References: <11378@ames.arc.nasa.gov> Organization: National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, AZ Lines: 16 From article <11378@ames.arc.nasa.gov>, by yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee): > > ........... the name selected. The name proposed must be of a ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > sea vessel used in research or exploration. A team coordinator........ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Why this restriction on the name? Without a doubt the most appropriate name would be: "PHOENIX". I don't know of any research vessels of that name. I thought I saw the results of a poll a long time ago that indicated that this would be the most popular choice. Is NASA avoiding this name deliberately? Lee J. Groves