Help NASA name ISS Node 3

Nate the great · 03-05-2009, 09:51 PM

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/name_ISS/

193k votes so far, and "Serenity" has 86%. There's a certain joss ne se qua in that name, wouldn't you say?

Donnageddon · 03-05-2009, 10:04 PM

Run-tse duh fwotzoo! That gorram nodule sure is shiny!

Serenity got my vote. We already had an Enterprise.

BookishDreamer · 03-06-2009, 08:53 AM

Jing tsai!

Dreamer

GeoffC · 03-06-2009, 08:57 AM

I picked my own; "Peace" ....

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-06-2009, 01:23 PM

...I just can't do it. I sat here and seriously thought about it. But I just can't.

I've become convinced over the years that the ISS is a big waste of time, mostly rehashing old Skylab and STS experiments, but not doing anything practical while up there, and sorely underfunded to boot. They should be doing serious R&D, working on compounds and manufacturing processes we can't duplicate as easily (or at all) on the ground, readying us for the next stage of the industrial revolution. as it is, it's a showpiece, and not much of one at that.

If I were to suggest a name, it would probably be "boondoggle"... or, in following NASA's theme, maybe "Idiocy."

Donnageddon · 03-06-2009, 04:34 PM

What Steve is too humble to say is: if you want a blueprint on how to do space industrialization correctly, go here

Factory Orbit

Which, by the way, is a great read!

Donnageddon · 03-10-2009, 08:04 PM

It looks like the new node may be named "Colbert".

03-05-2009, 09:51 PM	#1
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Help NASA name ISS Node 3 http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/name_ISS/ 193k votes so far, and "Serenity" has 86%. There's a certain joss ne se qua in that name, wouldn't you say?

03-06-2009, 04:34 PM	#6
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	What Steve is too humble to say is: if you want a blueprint on how to do space industrialization correctly, go here Factory Orbit Which, by the way, is a great read! Last edited by Donnageddon; 03-07-2009 at 03:47 AM.

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03-05-2009, 10:04 PM	#2
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	Run-tse duh fwotzoo! That gorram nodule sure is shiny! Serenity got my vote. We already had an Enterprise.

03-06-2009, 08:53 AM	#3
BookishDreamer Cultural Artist Posts: 1,128 Karma: 12829 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia Device: Sony 505, Kindle 2	Jing tsai! Dreamer

03-06-2009, 08:57 AM	#4
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I picked my own; "Peace" ....

03-06-2009, 01:23 PM	#5
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	...I just can't do it. I sat here and seriously thought about it. But I just can't. I've become convinced over the years that the ISS is a big waste of time, mostly rehashing old Skylab and STS experiments, but not doing anything practical while up there, and sorely underfunded to boot. They should be doing serious R&D, working on compounds and manufacturing processes we can't duplicate as easily (or at all) on the ground, readying us for the next stage of the industrial revolution. as it is, it's a showpiece, and not much of one at that. If I were to suggest a name, it would probably be "boondoggle"... or, in following NASA's theme, maybe "Idiocy."

03-10-2009, 08:04 PM	#7
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	It looks like the new node may be named "Colbert".

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