A name for MSL, MSL |
A name for MSL, MSL |
 Jun 14 2008, 08:27 AM
Post
#1
|
|
 Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 25-February 08 From: Greece, Komotini Member No.: 4055  |
 I think MSL should be given a better name! Like what it was done with the MER rovers(Spirit-Opportunity). We could propose some! I propose the names "Eureka!" and "Innovation". What about you? We could then(after some months maybe) vote for the best of them!
-------------------- "It`s one small step for a man. A giant leap for all mankind!" Armstrong, Apollo 11, 1969.
|
 |
 
|
 |
|
Jul 16 2008, 05:16 PM
Post
#2
|
|
|
Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10258 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
I'm thinking 'Canyonero'
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
|
|
|
Ipparchus A name for MSL Jun 14 2008, 08:27 AM
As old as Voyager How about 'Leviathan' due to MSL's mon... Jun 14 2008, 08:44 AM peter59 I propose name "INVINCIBLE". Name is bas... Jun 14 2008, 09:15 AM ngunn Great book. Not sure the name is very auspicious, ... Jun 14 2008, 10:05 AM dmuller MUV ... the Martian version of the Earth's SUV... Jun 14 2008, 10:27 AM djellison 'MSL' will do probably.
But with a laser ... Jun 14 2008, 11:53 AM nprev Okay...Mister MSL. I'd like to see an entire h... Jun 14 2008, 03:55 PM centsworth_II I still like "Ms. L". We just have to f... Jun 14 2008, 04:25 PM nprev Uh...."Large?"
I dunno. Anthropomorp... Jun 14 2008, 04:30 PM
centsworth_II QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 14 2008, 11:30 AM) ...... Jun 14 2008, 05:19 PM
PFK QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 14 2008, 05:30 PM) I d... Jun 15 2008, 12:10 AM dvandorn I can hear the commercials now....
"SUNDAY... Jun 14 2008, 04:32 PM nprev Yep. As I said a few months ago, I've already ... Jun 14 2008, 04:38 PM dvandorn In all seriousness (well, at least partial serious... Jun 14 2008, 04:50 PM ngunn QUOTE (dvandorn @ Jun 14 2008, 05:50 PM) ... Jun 14 2008, 10:52 PM helvick I second Doug's call for the MSL team to have ... Jun 15 2008, 06:19 AM centsworth_II MARVIN the MARs maVIN. Jun 15 2008, 06:37 AM jabe QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Jun 15 2008, 07:37... Jun 16 2008, 01:37 PM Pavel I don't think geeky names like "Marvin... Jun 16 2008, 02:58 PM centsworth_II QUOTE (Pavel @ Jun 16 2008, 10:58 AM) Man... Jun 16 2008, 03:26 PM charborob If you try to pronounce MSL, you get "Muscle... Jun 16 2008, 03:17 PM mchan QUOTE (charborob @ Jun 16 2008, 07:17 AM)... Jun 16 2008, 08:23 PM Ant103 And what about name like "Hope"? Jul 15 2008, 11:31 PM nprev QUOTE (Ant103 @ Jul 15 2008, 04:31 PM) An... Jul 16 2008, 02:45 AM centsworth_II QUOTE (Ant103 @ Jul 15 2008, 06:31 PM) An... Jul 16 2008, 05:32 AM vmcgregor I predict a MSL naming contest is coming soon Jul 16 2008, 02:39 AM climber QUOTE (vmcgregor @ Jul 16 2008, 04:39 AM)... Jul 16 2008, 11:24 AM dvandorn I dunno -- I'm overwhelmed with an image of ou... Jul 16 2008, 06:58 AM centsworth_II QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jul 16 2008, 01:16 P... Jul 16 2008, 08:13 PM Stu My ideal name would be "Lewis and Clark... Jul 16 2008, 08:19 PM SFJCody QUOTE (Stu @ Jul 16 2008, 08:19 PM) My id... Nov 20 2008, 08:40 PM nprev Sounding like a broken record, I know, but still g... Jul 16 2008, 10:13 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (nprev @ Jul 16 2008, 04:13 PM) Sou... Nov 19 2008, 05:03 PM mcaplinger QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Nov 19 2008, 09:03 A... Nov 19 2008, 06:25 PM climber QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Nov 19 2008, 07:25 PM... Nov 19 2008, 06:54 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Nov 19 2008, 12:25 PM... Nov 19 2008, 07:02 PM mcaplinger QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Nov 19 2008, 11:02 A... Nov 19 2008, 07:18 PM djellison Technically, I think Carl has been honored in that... Jul 16 2008, 10:15 PM nprev Yeah, I thought of that, but unfortunately Pathfin... Jul 16 2008, 10:26 PM Vultur Burroughs? Wells? Nov 11 2008, 06:37 AM djellison Richard Cook mentioned a naming contest in his Von... Nov 11 2008, 08:21 AM mps MSL naming contest announced:
http://marsrovername... Nov 19 2008, 08:33 AM ilbasso For my money, it needs to be something like Intimi... Nov 19 2008, 02:23 PM mcaplinger The contest is only open to US students in grades ... Nov 19 2008, 03:14 PM dvandorn QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Nov 19 2008, 09:14 AM... Nov 19 2008, 04:12 PM climber QUOTE (dvandorn @ Nov 19 2008, 05:12 PM) ... Nov 19 2008, 04:23 PM djellison Nuclear power and a laser beam?
"Sir"
... Nov 19 2008, 05:20 PM ugordan I, for one, welcome our new laser-wielding overlor... Nov 19 2008, 05:22 PM dvandorn QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 19 2008, 11:20 AM)... Nov 19 2008, 06:36 PM PhilCo126 Judging its camera = Gort ( robot from The day th... Nov 19 2008, 05:59 PM Gonzz Chuck Norris Nov 19 2008, 06:01 PM djellison Now now children Nov 19 2008, 07:24 PM Enceladus75 Some Suggestions:
Powell
AresLab
Barsoom
Mars Mo... Nov 19 2008, 07:53 PM PFK QUOTE (Enceladus75 @ Nov 19 2008, 08:53 P... Nov 20 2008, 06:37 PM ilbasso Elvis. Just to hear the NASA Public Affairs perso... Nov 19 2008, 07:58 PM vmcgregor QUOTE (ilbasso @ Nov 19 2008, 11:58 AM) E... Nov 21 2008, 05:16 PM Enceladus75 Hmmmm...given the power of the MSL
What about ... Nov 19 2008, 08:00 PM peter59 QUOTE (Enceladus75 @ Nov 19 2008, 09:00 P... Nov 20 2008, 04:32 PM jekbradbury QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Nov 19 2008, 01:03 P... Nov 19 2008, 09:38 PM imipak QUOTE (Stu @ Jul 16 2008, 09:19 PM) My id... Nov 19 2008, 10:58 PM nprev It's my ONLY hope at immortality: Nuclear-Powe... Nov 20 2008, 02:33 AM CosmicRocker QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Nov 19 2008, 09:14 AM... Nov 20 2008, 06:11 AM MahFL What about the female explorer.... Alexandrine Tin... Nov 20 2008, 02:18 PM Gonzz Since it's powered by a RTG, why not use the n... Nov 20 2008, 03:04 PM djellison Marie Curie is already the name of a Rover. Sadly... Nov 20 2008, 04:15 PM ElkGroveDan I've been saying those wheels are the size of ... Nov 20 2008, 04:45 PM dvandorn Along the beer keg line, we could use the followin... Nov 20 2008, 05:00 PM PhilCo126 BIS Spaceflight magazine has time sequence photos ... Nov 20 2008, 07:01 PM djellison Scarecrow is the name of that mobility test vehicl... Nov 20 2008, 07:20 PM elakdawalla Yeah, those were proposed by a huge percentage of ... Nov 20 2008, 10:35 PM Phil Stooke Tsk, Emily - didn't you tell us not to refer t... Nov 21 2008, 12:04 AM elakdawalla *sigh* it's really kind of hard to ignore! Nov 21 2008, 12:10 AM Doc I think we have to try and reaquire some 9 year ol... Nov 21 2008, 03:43 AM elakdawalla Actually 9-year-olds can be quite serious. It... Nov 21 2008, 04:09 AM nprev ...yep, the brain chemistry definitely does change... Nov 21 2008, 04:40 AM djellison It doesn't change - it just goes AWOL for 5 ye... Nov 21 2008, 09:28 AM nprev It also tends to vaporize in middle age for males,... Nov 21 2008, 09:50 AM stewjack I bet someone else already thought of this one ... Nov 21 2008, 05:09 PM centsworth_II Wall-E grew up and became Wall-TER. (Wheeled all-T... Nov 21 2008, 10:02 PM algorimancer I rather like insect names, considering the RTG ap... Nov 27 2008, 04:02 PM centsworth_II QUOTE (algorimancer @ Nov 27 2008, 11:02 ... Nov 27 2008, 04:37 PM Hungry4info QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Nov 27 2008, 10:37... Nov 27 2008, 08:46 PM BrianL QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Nov 27 2008, 02:46 P... Nov 27 2008, 09:05 PM BrianL QUOTE (algorimancer @ Nov 27 2008, 10:02 ... Nov 27 2008, 06:57 PM Oersted Call me boring, but.... "Explorer" sound... Jan 3 2009, 01:35 AM Hungry4info QUOTE (Oersted @ Jan 2 2009, 07:35 PM) Ca... Jan 3 2009, 02:56 AM sci44 If Mike Griffin *really* wants to keep in with the... Jan 3 2009, 10:55 AM Stu Well, seeing as the ************ thing is everywhe... Jan 3 2009, 11:52 AM ElkGroveDan I've always been fond of Vespucci as an explor... Jan 3 2009, 05:12 PM sci44 Ok, so far on this thread we have:-
Eureka!, ... Jan 3 2009, 07:39 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (sci44 @ Jan 3 2009, 11:39 AM) Perh... Jan 3 2009, 08:11 PM djellison Seconded. Jan 4 2009, 12:50 AM stevesliva Just call it Tim. Jan 4 2009, 03:50 AM nprev I keep telling you guys: Nuclear-Powered Roving Ex... Jan 4 2009, 06:19 AM sci44 QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 4 2009, 06:19 AM) I ke... Jan 4 2009, 11:18 PM dvandorn I'm just waiting for someone to target a rover... Jan 5 2009, 01:23 AM mps QUOTE (dvandorn @ Jan 5 2009, 03:23 AM) O... Jan 5 2009, 10:31 AM DEChengst Calimero. Because Mars is big and MSL is small and... Jan 5 2009, 06:07 PM stevo Is it not called Bruce, then?
.
.
.
.
That's g... Feb 10 2009, 03:43 PM |
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 10th November 2024 - 06:19 PM |
|
RULES AND GUIDELINES Please read the Forum Rules and Guidelines before posting. IMAGE COPYRIGHT |
OPINIONS AND MODERATION Opinions expressed on UnmannedSpaceflight.com are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of UnmannedSpaceflight.com or The Planetary Society. The all-volunteer UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderation team is wholly independent of The Planetary Society. The Planetary Society has no influence over decisions made by the UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderators. |
SUPPORT THE FORUM Unmannedspaceflight.com is funded by the Planetary Society. Please consider supporting our work and many other projects by donating to the Society or becoming a member. |
|
