The HabForum

As most of you probably know, Space Camp has had some ISS modules sitting around for a while, just waiting to be put into service.

Well, they're getting ready for their big debuts, and are in need of names.

The following has been circulating:

I need some suggestions for naming 1 or 2 of our new ISS modules. We are already using all of the actual module and node names (Zarya, Zvezda, Columbus, Destiny, Kibo, Unity node, Node 1, Node 3, Quest Airlock) plus Freedom and Liberty. Freedom is what the Astronauts are calling the entire complex so we may want to change the name of our Freedom is something else. Some that have been mentioned:


Columbia
Constitution
Challenger
Eagle
Magellan


Feel free to make suggestions. Who knows, you might just get to leave your mark at Space Camp for years to come!

I kinda like the explorers idea.

De Soto?
Coronado?
Drake?
Hudson?

what about using the names of some of the astronauts that have died?

I'm so for naming it the Grissom module

gus is the man..well was the man

he's my favorite astronaut

De Leon? Nah
Pathfinder? Nah, clashes
Odyssey?
Aquarius? (just watched Apollo 13

Aquarius gets my vote.

I don't think the modules should be named a named after a previous spcecraft/module/whatever.

Another explorer's name would be good. But, Vincent, what is the Freedom module? If we had a description of what the module is designed for (herbology, Earth observation, robotics, etc.) that would greatly influence my decision for the module name.

Thanks!

I think that they should be named after Joel and Nathalie

omg seriously they need to name one joel....

nathalie too but seriously joel must be the name of one of them....they should paint it silver!

Without knowing the function/design of each module, here are some of my suggestions, providing they have not been used on spacecraft in the past:

Horizon
Infinity
Serenity
Liberty (I think it is still good)
Harmony

I did not care for the suggestion 'Constitution' because it is to American-driven; conflicting with the multi-nationalism the ISS is supposed to represent. Maybe that is why I do not care for the previous spacecraft names either - they represent so much of the United States and not enough of the other partners.

haha. i read serenity as serendipity. wow. im tired.

Jathalie?
Noel?
Natjo?
Hmmm. Leojeilahtan?

That was frightening. I've been trying since this thread got started to think of something really cool. It seems whenever i need my creative juices they have dried up leaving them only for pointless times of amusement. I'll keep thinking...

Da Vinci
Galileo (I know it's already the name of a spacecraft, but he made some very fundamental findings.)

Duct Tape (No, I'm just kidding... but it is funny...)

Anyway, I am falling short of ideas these days. Something about my nose being stuck in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. That, and I am frantically trying to prepare for a year's worth of Brownies and trying to get ready for camp - 10 more nights to go!

ooh that's awesome...only ten days left..have fun!!!

i still like the grissom name

i love duct tape..i like that name

hah

dt...like ducktales!

or darkwing duck! that show was awesome! thats off topic though im sorry

Didn't I just read another post about Darkwing Duck? Maybe I'm just losing my mind.