What to name this son of Apollo program

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kane007

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I mean CEV is such a naff name. So lets keep in synch with Greek mythology and I'll propose naming the lunar exploration program - Aristaeus (son of Cyrene and Apollo).<br /><br /><i><font color="red">DO NO HARM</font></i>/safety_wrapper>
 
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telfrow

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After Apollo's son: Aesculapius.<br /><br />That should make commentator's lives interesting. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <strong><font color="#3366ff">Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild.</font> - <font color="#3366ff"><em>Tennyson</em></font></strong> </div>
 
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barrykirk

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YES!!! YES!!!<br /><br />CEV, CLV are boooring..... Apollo, now that was a name for a rocket! NASA had already lost their imagination when they named the Space Shuttle. How about Jupitar or Zeus?
 
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mattblack

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**PERHAPS NASA SHOULD HAVE A NAMING CONTEST?<br /><br />Lunar Lander: ARTEMIS, ATHENA, SELENE.<br />CEV: ENTERPRISE, HERMES, PEGASUS, HYPERION,<br />CLV: CAESER, CENTURION, MUSTANG.<br />HLV: ZEUS, HERCULES, NOVA, NEPTUNE. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p>One Percent of Federal Funding For Space: America <strong><em><u>CAN</u></em></strong> Afford it!!  LEO is a <strong><em>Prison</em></strong> -- It's time for a <em><strong>JAILBREAK</strong></em>!!</p> </div>
 
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kane007

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Just like MER-A (Spirit) and MER-B (Oppurtunity)? But for the program as a whole not specificaly individual vehicles - YET!
 
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john_316

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how about Zephyr or Luna or some crazy name like that.<br /><br />Apollo Version 2.0 might work too...<br /><br />Hehehe Apollo V2.0<br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br />
 
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mattblack

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ODIN, THOR etc. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p>One Percent of Federal Funding For Space: America <strong><em><u>CAN</u></em></strong> Afford it!!  LEO is a <strong><em>Prison</em></strong> -- It's time for a <em><strong>JAILBREAK</strong></em>!!</p> </div>
 
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kane007

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hehe - As opposed to the "lockmarty subsidiser 3000" or the "Boeing make work 5000"? <br /><br /><font color="red">DO NO HARM</font>/safety_wrapper>
 
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mattblack

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Boeing-make work!! Yeah, true. "Let's strap 7x Delta IV cores together and lift LESS than a SDHLV. Oh, and build some new fancy-schmancy launchpads while we're at it". <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p>One Percent of Federal Funding For Space: America <strong><em><u>CAN</u></em></strong> Afford it!!  LEO is a <strong><em>Prison</em></strong> -- It's time for a <em><strong>JAILBREAK</strong></em>!!</p> </div>
 
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vt_hokie

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Hahaha...those would be good names for the individual components from those companies, but I still like "Crapollo" for the program overall! <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />
 
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superluminal

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Hi space inmates!<br /><br /> Like Telfrow said Aesculapius, is the son of Apollo<br /><br />Here's a link.<br /><br />Aesculapius <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><br /><strong><font size="3" color="#3366ff">Columbia and Challenger </font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="3" color="#3366ff">Starships of Heroes</font></strong></p> </div>
 
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kane007

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So too was Aristaeus but to a different mother (Cyrene).<br /><br />I just think the pronunciation would be easier.<br /><br /><font color="red">DO NO HARM</font>/safety_wrapper>
 
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kane007

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Project Constellation - isn't that already used as an umbrella name for the entire effort - LEO, Lunar, Mars.<br /><br /><font color="red">DO NO HARM</font>/safety_wrapper>
 
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acid_frost

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I like the name Prometheus, and yes thier is Greek Mythology behind it all. Though i think we should have a national contest like we did to name endeavor. I think it is only right to do something like that and to allow the country to have a say in something.<br /><br />A
 
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kane007

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Again, may allready be taken, if NASA sticks with it. But Daedalus may be an alternative.<br /><br /><font color="red">DO NO HARM</font>/safety_wrapper>
 
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darkenfast

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Although "Constellation" sounded fine to me, I think it may have gone the way of the "spiral"; the word Griffin said that he never wanted to hear pass his lips again.<br />How about "Explorer" or "Pioneer" as a class-name for the CEV? Both have roots in the beginning in our space program, and the emphasis is on the action of, well, exploring or pioneering. I personally think "shuttle" was about the most boring name NASA could have come up with (and yes, I know the rational behind that one), although the names of the individual Orbiters were well chosen.
 
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rfoshaug

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The entire project: Constellation<br /><br />Crew Launch Vehicle: Nova<br /><br />Heavy lift launch vehicle: Supernova<br /><br />Each lunar mission should be named after a star: Sirius, Arcturus, Vega etc... Or perhaps freely named by their astronauts. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff9900">----------------------------------</font></p><p><font color="#ff9900">My minds have many opinions</font></p> </div>
 
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Leovinus

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If we leave it up to Burt Rutan, it will be called "Moonship One" <img src="/images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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dragon04

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We should call it Alice.<br /><br />POW! Right to the Moon. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>"2012.. Year of the Dragon!! Get on the Dragon Wagon!".</em> </div>
 
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lampblack

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Ummm... one small issue with "Nova" and "Super Nova" -- both describe phenomena essentially defined by spectacular explosions.<br /><br />Regarding "son of Apollo:" while I'm fuzzy on the details (not having read Greek mythology in roughly 20 years), the Greek gods generally (and Apollo particularly) were promiscuous as alley cats.<br /><br />There are a lot of sons of Apollo in the old stories. If we pick one over the others, we might want to look at the particulars of their stories.<br /><br />There's a nice section on "Apollo's romantic life and children" down near the bottom of this Wikipedia entry:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#0000ff"><strong>Just tell the truth and let the chips fall...</strong></font> </div>
 
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