News Orbital Sciences Names 1st Space Station Cargo Ship After Astronaut

[Aeadar]

http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-090513a.html

 

[Pipcard]

What if the first manned Mars lander was named the "Neil Armstrong"?

 

[Kyle]

Interesting! I didn't know they planned on naming Cygnus' vehicles like they do HTV and ATV.

 

[Pipcard]

Interesting! I didn't know they planned on naming Cygnus' vehicles like they do HTV and ATV.

HTVs aren't individually named. They're all called Kounotori (white stork).