What would you name a space shuttle?

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I'd vote for "Alexander von Humboldt" - or short "Humboldt"... taking the name of the ship of his most famous voyage would have been a bit tainted...it was "Pizarro".

(why his name? "Columbus gave Europe a New World; Humboldt made it known in its physical, material, intellectual, and moral aspects." - José Cipriano de la Luz y Caballero)
 

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I just thought that it would be a good one. I don't have a legitimate reason for it , but it sounds good.
 

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Serenity? C'mon, the trekkies got to name one!:p

Resolution would be fitting, being another one of Cook's ships, like Endeavour and Discovery; Adventure would work too. Constitution would be good if you wanted a more "patriotic" name. Constellation would be an interesting combination of a famous U.S. ship and an obvious space reference (already taken though).
 

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Serenity? C'mon, the trekkies got to name one!:p

Resolution would be fitting, being another one of Cook's ships, like Endeavour and Discovery; Adventure would work too. Constitution would be good if you wanted a more "patriotic" name. Constellation would be an interesting combination of a famous U.S. ship and an obvious space reference (already taken though).
Resolution was one of the finalist names for OV-105 which later got the name Endeavour.
 

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Beagle III

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Those who have read Hitchhicker guide series will know what I am talking about.
 

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Naw, it would probably blow up or something.
 

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Those who have read Hitchhicker guide series will know what I am talking about.

I'm pretty sure the answer was 42...

My shuttle name suggestion is "Bob P. O'Faror".


Quite simply it means: beware of big peices of foam and rubber O-rings...
 

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My vote..
"Chevy Malibu."
kinda rolls off the tongue dont it?
 

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I've changed my mind... I think we should use something completely original. Something that hasn't been thought of before...

How about The Millenium Falcon?
 
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