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From: cjl@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Charles Lord)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle orbiter-naming competition (Forwarded)
Summary: Beagle, of course
Message-ID: <5378@ecsvax.uncecs.edu>
Date: 10 Jul 88 03:31:59 GMT
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Well, we have the Atlantis, Columbia, Discovery, and Enterprise.
We are obviously missing a "b" name...  The first one to come to
mind is the HMS Beagle (Darwin's ride).  Not only would we name the
ship after a vessel that spurred some of our major understanding of
species (irregardless if you beleive/disbeleive the theories of
natural selection and evolution), but it would give the fundementalists
something new to scream about.

Hmm: Beagle... Recon they would nickname it Snoopy? Yes, I know a LEM
had that name.

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