A name for MSL, MSL |
A name for MSL, MSL |
Nov 19 2008, 06:01 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 22-July 05 From: Portugal Member No.: 445 |
Chuck Norris
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Nov 19 2008, 06:25 PM
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...since it's going to Mars I have to favor Bradbury. Since it seems inevitable that we are going to have to listen to everyone's opinion about what the name should be, you might make an effort to at least conform to the rules: "If your idea is the name of a person, the person cannot still be living." -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Nov 19 2008, 06:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
Nuclear power and a laser beam? "Sir" or "Whatever it wants to be called" Well -- that certainly settles the question of the landing site, doesn't it? Where does such a beast land? Wherever it wants to! -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Nov 19 2008, 06:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Since it seems inevitable that we are going to have to listen to everyone's opinion about what the name should be, you might make an effort to at least conform to the rules: "If your idea is the name of a person, the person cannot still be living." Well, Bradbury would not qualify but if I understand what Doug is saying, "Ray" would -------------------- |
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Nov 19 2008, 07:02 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Since it seems inevitable that we are going to have to listen to everyone's opinion about what the name should be Ouch. Would you rather sit out on the porch grandpa until dinner's ready while we have this chat? -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Nov 19 2008, 07:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2542 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
Would you rather sit out on the porch grandpa until dinner's ready while we have this chat? Gee, sorry, I guess you are eligible for this contest. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Nov 19 2008, 07:24 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Now now children
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Nov 19 2008, 07:53 PM
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Some Suggestions:
Powell AresLab Barsoom Mars Mobilab Schiparelli Labrover 1 |
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Nov 19 2008, 07:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 23-October 04 From: Greensboro, NC USA Member No.: 103 |
Elvis. Just to hear the NASA Public Affairs person say at launch, "Elvis has left the building."
-------------------- Jonathan Ward
Manning the LCC at http://www.apollolaunchcontrol.com |
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Nov 19 2008, 08:00 PM
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Hmmmm...given the power of the MSL
What about "Predator"? |
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Nov 19 2008, 09:38 PM
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Nov 19 2008, 10:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 646 Joined: 23-December 05 From: Forest of Dean Member No.: 617 |
My ideal name would be "Lewis and Clark" but... [...] My other choices would be "Prospector", "Seeker" and my current fave, "Pilgrim". Prospector's been used; "Seeker"? seems a little... banal? And "pilgrim" has unfortunate religious connotations I suspect. ("Predator" definitely has overly-controversial associations IMO. Oh dear, looks like Doctor Negativity is paying a house call... sorry ) "Lewis and Clark" works for me, but apart from the objection Stu mentioned - a couple of old friends who worked on the post-production SFX for "Event Horizon" might jump to the wrong conclusion. (Random coincidence: they shared a flat with a guy who did a lot of the CGI for that BBC "The Planets" series.) Having finally got around to reading some of his books, "Feynman" appeals to me; but his field was at the other end of the magnitudes scale. There's an asteroid, "7495 Feynman", but no surface features or spacecraft, AFAIK? -------------------- --
Viva software libre! |
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Nov 20 2008, 02:33 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
It's my ONLY hope at immortality: Nuclear-Powered Roving Exploration Vehicle...
Just to throw in a long-shot, how about "Heinlein"? Red Planet surely inspired a lot of kids & teens in the 50s ("Willis" has a nice ring too, but it'd never fly...would have been more appropriate for the bouncy MERs or PF.) -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 20 2008, 06:11 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
... The contest is being run by Disney, so a dignified and appropriate name is practically guaranteed. OMG! I can only hope it will be something like Goofy, rather than My Little Mermaid. If I had to choose from among the suggestions posted here that are ineligible for the contest, I'd vote for Gort or NPREV. -------------------- ...Tom
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Nov 20 2008, 02:18 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1374 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
What about the female explorer.... Alexandrine Tinne (1835-1869)
""But none rises higher in my estimation than the Dutch lady, Miss Tinne, who after the severest domestic afflictions, nobly persevered in the teeth of every difficulty." - Dr. Livingstone, explorer and missionary." |
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