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 Mar 24 2009, 12:53 PM
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I held my nose and voted for Journey. I tried dragging all the rest into the #9 box but it wouldn't let me. Well, as someone else has already noted, I seem to recall hearing Spirit and Opportunity for the first time, and gagging at that time, too. So, I guess it's just one of those things that will grow on you. As long as it isn't Pursuit. Or Wonder. Or Perception. Or...
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Mar 24 2009, 01:01 PM
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Even "Colbert" would have been better than that bunch...
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Mar 24 2009, 01:03 PM
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The Japanese word for Sunrise is in use for another mission at the moment; much more relevant for that mission than MSL.
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Mar 24 2009, 01:43 PM
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QUOTE (BrianL @ Mar 24 2009, 04:53 AM)  I held my nose and voted for Journey. Perhaps this shows my age, but I can't hear this one without hearing Steve Perry singing in my head  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_(band) for the youngsters. "Don't stop//believin'" -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Mar 24 2009, 03:04 PM
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QUOTE (Oersted @ Mar 24 2009, 05:01 AM) Even "Colbert" would have been better than that bunch... That name might already be taken. 
-------------------- Lyford Rome
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Mar 24 2009, 05:53 PM
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Stepping back a bit, it almost seems as if US spacecraft naming follows four different traditions: abstract exploratory heraldry (Mariner, Voyager, Viking, Pioneer, New Horizons, Messenger, Odyssey, Pathfinder, Ranger), personal tribute (Magellan, Galileo, Cassini, Sojourner), even more abstract emotive reference (Spirit, Opportunity), and sheer pragmatism (LRO, Lunar Orbiter, MRO, MGS).
Of the four, I personally prefer the first & last, and actually it seems like the first is dominant. -------------------- 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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Mar 24 2009, 06:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 128 Joined: 28-October 08 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 4469 |
Might I propose a fifth category as well, one that will unify the outliers with a common theme: imagery evocative of mission objectives (Stardust, Deep Impact, Genesis, Phoenix, Dawn).
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Mar 24 2009, 09:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 530 Joined: 21-March 06 From: Canada Member No.: 721 |
QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Mar 24 2009, 07:43 AM) Perhaps this shows my age, but I can't hear this one without hearing Steve Perry singing in my head You know, I was tempted to suggest that in my message as the rover's theme song but then I realized how unnecessarily cruel that would be. I mean, most people have long forgotten it, and now this just puts it back in their heads, and nobody deserves to have that song running through their head, over and over, Don't stop... stop... stop... STOP! STOP! Arggghhhh! Can't someone just wipe the 80's from my mind? |
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Mar 24 2009, 10:28 PM
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Journey has a new lease on life -- it's no longer Steve Perry, it's now Arnel Pineda.
Please don't ask me why I know this. --Emily Just a small-town girl....livin' in a lonely wo-o-orld....
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Mar 25 2009, 10:56 AM
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I voted too - I went for Sunrise first (because it suggests birth or awakening) - and there's already a Dawn out there, so it fits.
If I had to put forward my own they would be :
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Mar 25 2009, 11:26 AM
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QUOTE (dougs_better_half @ Mar 25 2009, 05:56 PM) Beatrix (name means "Voyager through Life") - or Beatrice, Beatriz - any variation Beatrix is the name of our Dutch queen, and Amelia is the name of one of her granddaughters, so I guess a lot of Dutch would feel very proud with these names for MSL  Personally, if MSL had to be named after some person, I would vote for Darwin, as has been mentioned here already, but that name would probably be controversial and that alone once again clearly shows the problem with naming spacecraft after historical persons or mythical entities... |
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Mar 25 2009, 12:42 PM
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QUOTE (Poolio @ Mar 24 2009, 08:11 PM) imagery evocative of mission objectives (Stardust, Deep Impact, Genesis, Phoenix, Dawn). Those are PI-given names, I think they can call their spacecraft almost whatever they want. There is already a space project called Darwin. On the other hand, that didn't stop Europeans to name ATV-2 Johannes Kelper and their navigation satellite system Galileo |
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Mar 25 2009, 01:00 PM
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It took me a while to narrow down which I disliked the least, but I think I eventually went for Pursuit, with runners-up being Vision and Journey.
Most disliked: Perception. I'm sure, like some others have mentioned, that we'll probably get used to whatever they pick, eventually.
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Mar 25 2009, 03:07 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Well, after reviewing the naming traditions (agree there are at least five; good catch, Poolio!), I voted for Amelia. Not super-enthused about it but it's better than the rest, IMHO. The other nouns/gerunds/adjectives just lack something...maybe not assertive enough for the boldness of the venture.
However, like the MERs, it's always gonna really be MSL to me!
-------------------- 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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Mar 25 2009, 10:22 PM
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I think it should be called Rover.
Then it would be the Rover rover. |
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