What would you name a space shuttle?

[fresh squid]

I've changed my mind too.. I like "Cream Puff"

 

[MajorTom]

MJR that is already the name of the mock-up shuttle at Kennedy Space Center.

I would name it Expedition.

Kinda sounds like "Explosion." But names like this are cool, though. The Brits had an inexhaustible supply of such, for their ships:

Indefatigable
Indomitable
Inscrutable
Incurable
Incredible
etc.
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Also we might try:

Endurance (but...sounds like Endeavour)
Enterprise (already used, but we owe it to ourselves to get an Enterprise into SPACE already)
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My vote? Thomas Cochrane's Speedy!

MT

 

[C3PO]

I would name my personal shuttle "Bob" :beach:

edit: I've just changed my mind! It would be "Roger" or "Clarence":declare:

 

[NukeET]

Fred.

 

[dutchpirate]

Kenworth, Freightliner, Greyhound?:rofl:

But honestly, they're Trek references, but I like "Reliant" and "Excelsior". I might also choose "Indefatigable."

 

[reverend]

Jenny. Lets build a whole fleet of Jennies.

 

[Graham2001]

Antares or Orion, the LM names they didn't re-use as shuttle names.

 

[Andy44]

Antares or Orion, the LM names they didn't use.

Or they could reuse Eagle.

I've always been partial to Odyssey. It's a pretty word all by itself. But I think they should save the coolest names for interplanetary ships, ones that are actually going somewhere no man has yet been.

 

[Missioncmdr]

Antares or Orion, the LM names they didn't use.

Orion was the name of the LM used on Apollo 16.

 

[spcefrk]

I've always liked Intrepid.

 

[razgriz31m]

*Intensity
*Aggression
*Entity
*Freedom
*Independence
*Animosity

 

[NukeET]

Antares or Orion, the LM names they didn't use.

Antares was used for Apollo 14's LM.

 

[Eagle]

Lots of good suggestions so far. You can always use the name of a beautiful lady. The shuttle is a classy girl. You can only kiss her for good luck and a as thanks for bringing you back home.

 

[Andy44]

Some of the names I've seen painted on WWII fighters are cool.

Willet Run
All Hell
(Breaks Loose)

 

[Zatnikitelman]

Daedalus
Korolev
Apollo
Tsiolkovsky

(bonus points if you can tell me where 3/4 of them are from )

 

[Cairan]

Space Shuttle Reliant

But honestly, they're Trek references, but I like "Reliant" and "Excelsior".

Forget Reliant, they already sent it up... Just search for it on YouTube...

 

[Andy44]

Daedalus Greek myth flew with wax wings, son Icarus killed by flying too close to sun, melting wings
Korolev Russian rocket bigwig
Apollo Greek god
Tsiolkovsky Russian rocket scientist, responsible for the Rocket Equation, which relates delta-mass, delta-velocity, and exhaust velocity

(bonus points if you can tell me where 3/4 of them are from )

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[MajorTom]

Aw, Andy...just google it.

Sez they're from "Stargate"

MT

 

[Woodstock]

mine would be "HI HO SILVER"...

 

[Urwumpe]

Lots of good suggestions so far. You can always use the name of a beautiful lady. The shuttle is a classy girl. You can only kiss her for good luck and a as thanks for bringing you back home.

Yeah, and if you treat her wrong, you can say good bye to your stern. :lol: