IPB

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

23 Pages V  « < 18 19 20 21 22 > »   
 Reply to this topicStart new topic
Nasa announces new rover mission to Mars in 2020
atomoid
post Jan 15 2020, 03:00 AM
Post #286


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 866
Joined: 15-March 05
From: Santa Cruz, CA
Member No.: 196
agree, "Clarity" describes an aspect of the mission itself quite elegantly, even forcing in the required timely pun with minimum cringe factor.

However, if it gets named the other obvious 2020 pun i saw in the list: "Vision", then i am (gasp) having to wince down that road:
A worst case scenario for an unfortunate headline mangles the mind: "Mars 2020 Vision lost due to failure of descent imaging system"
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
xflare
post Jan 15 2020, 08:37 PM
Post #287


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 282
Joined: 18-June 04
Member No.: 84
I would have just gone with Curiosity 2
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Phil Stooke
post Jan 15 2020, 10:34 PM
Post #288


Solar System Cartographer
****

Group: Members
Posts: 10146
Joined: 5-April 05
From: Canada
Member No.: 227
I see my choice, 'Uncertainty', didn't make the cut.

Phil


--------------------
... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.

Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke
NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain)
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
JRehling
post Jan 16 2020, 12:40 AM
Post #289


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2530
Joined: 20-April 05
Member No.: 321
My daughter chose one of the semifinalist names, but her name and essay were not chosen among the listed semifinalists, so I guess that makes her a quarterfinalist.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
marsophile
post Jan 19 2020, 05:19 AM
Post #290


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 507
Joined: 10-September 08
Member No.: 4338
"Promise" sounds (ahem) promising to me. I would have gone with "Discovery" but apparently no one suggested that.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
James Sorenson
post Jan 19 2020, 12:46 PM
Post #291


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 691
Joined: 21-December 07
From: Clatskanie, Oregon
Member No.: 3988
I love the name Perseverance, and it was suggested twice. I like it not just for the reasons suggested for the name (although both essay submissions for it are still wonderful for naming it), but after Opportunity's final resting place in Perseverance Valley. It seems like it would be a fitting tribute to our beloved explorer and the perseverance that it had to keep exploring new places, no matter how hard it was to get to those places. Mars2020 will carry on that legacy.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Explorer1
post Jan 22 2020, 04:22 AM
Post #292


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2079
Joined: 13-February 10
From: Ontario
Member No.: 5221
Down to nine, vote now!
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
stevesliva
post Jan 22 2020, 01:52 PM
Post #293


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 1582
Joined: 14-October 05
From: Vermont
Member No.: 530
QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Jan 21 2020, 11:22 PM) *
Down to nine, vote now!


Endurance, Clarity, Courage, Ingenuity, Promise, Fortitude, Tenacity, Perseverance, Vision.

I see a theme. These are the determinaiads from geek mythology. They forgot Pluck, which is not a moon of Uranus.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
tolis
post Jan 22 2020, 08:06 PM
Post #294


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 149
Joined: 18-June 08
Member No.: 4216
QUOTE (stevesliva @ Jan 22 2020, 01:52 PM) *
Endurance, Clarity, Courage, Ingenuity, Promise, Fortitude, Tenacity, Perseverance, Vision.

I see a theme. These are the determinaiads from geek mythology. They forgot Pluck, which is not a moon of Uranus.


My money is on Endurance, Ingenuity or Promise.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
walfy
post Jan 23 2020, 09:04 PM
Post #295


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 404
Joined: 5-January 10
Member No.: 5161
QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Jan 21 2020, 08:22 PM) *
Down to nine, vote now!


I was hoping Imagination would be on the list...
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
atomoid
post Jan 28 2020, 10:41 PM
Post #296


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 866
Joined: 15-March 05
From: Santa Cruz, CA
Member No.: 196
What stands out to me is the number of votes from Turkey and Romania. Its not simply a function of population when comparing large countries with robust space programs. Having never visited Turkey (#17) or Romania (#61), I may be out of the loop culturally, as i have no guess as to how the word of this gets out in other countries, but its a welcome sign suggesting enthusiasm for science may be much less a function of being a project stakeholder country than I had expected.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Phil Stooke
post Feb 6 2020, 04:19 AM
Post #297


Solar System Cartographer
****

Group: Members
Posts: 10146
Joined: 5-April 05
From: Canada
Member No.: 227
https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/news/nomencla...proved-for-mars

New names for features around the landing site:

Attached Image


Phil


--------------------
... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.

Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke
NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain)
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
nprev
post Mar 3 2020, 10:56 PM
Post #298


Merciless Robot
****

Group: Admin
Posts: 8783
Joined: 8-December 05
From: Los Angeles
Member No.: 602
At long last, the naming of names will be completed this coming Thursday. smile.gif


--------------------
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.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
charborob
post Mar 5 2020, 06:47 PM
Post #299


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 1074
Joined: 21-September 07
From: Québec, Canada
Member No.: 3908
Perseverance.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
nprev
post Mar 6 2020, 12:13 AM
Post #300


Merciless Robot
****

Group: Admin
Posts: 8783
Joined: 8-December 05
From: Los Angeles
Member No.: 602
And Perseverance now has its own forum. smile.gif


--------------------
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.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
« Next Oldest · Perseverance- Mars 2020 Rover · Next Newest »
 

23 Pages V  « < 18 19 20 21 22 > » 
Reply to this topicStart new topic

 

Display Mode: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Switch to: Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

RSS Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 19th April 2024 - 03:42 PM
Powered By IP.Board © 2024  IPS, Inc.
RULES AND GUIDELINES
Please read the Forum Rules and Guidelines before posting.

IMAGE COPYRIGHT
Images posted on UnmannedSpaceflight.com may be copyrighted. Do not reproduce without permission. Read here for further information on space images and 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.