Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!rutgers!mailrus!cornell!dietz From: dietz@gvax.cs.cornell.edu (Paul F. Dietz) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Shuttle orbiter-naming competition Message-ID: <19142@cornell.UUCP> Date: 12 Jul 88 14:32:08 GMT References: <11378@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <772@noao.UUCP> <5402@dasys1.UUCP> <2285@sugar.UUCP> <2082@ssc-vax.UUCP> Sender: nobody@cornell.UUCP Reply-To: dietz@gvax.cs.cornell.edu (Paul F. Dietz) Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY Lines: 17 In article <2082@ssc-vax.UUCP> adolph@ssc-vax.UUCP (Mark C. Adolph) writes: >Somehow I like "Terra Nova", Scott's ship, although there are a few >negative connotations to it (the entire expedition died on the way back >from the pole). How appropriate! Scott lost the race to the Norwegian Amundsen due to his own massive incompetence, even though Amundsen had many fewer men, a much smaller budget, and lukewarm government support (they didn't even know he was going to the South Pole until he nearly to Antarctica). I suggest you read "The Last Place on Earth", or see the recent PBS Masterpiece Theater miniseries of the same name. I especially like the bit about the design of the Terra Nova: the stables for the ponies were directly above the dining room. Uggh. Paul F. Dietz dietz@gvax.cs.cornell.edu