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Old 02-09-2008, 05:56 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Name that Space Telescope!

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February 8, 2008: Would you like to name the next great space telescope? Here's your chance:

NASA is inviting members of the general public from around the world to suggest a new name for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, otherwise known as GLAST, before it launches in mid-2008. GLAST is designed to probe the most violent events and exotic objects in the cosmos from gamma-ray bursts to black holes and beyond.

NASA or GLAST - Name That Satellite!
Some might have fun with this.....
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Old 02-09-2008, 06:17 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Some might have fun with this.....
Did you submit a suggestion yet?

Thanks for the link. I just did!
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Old 02-09-2008, 06:55 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Should name it after a really sexy black girl. After all, it will be probing black holes.
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Did you submit a suggestion yet?

Thanks for the link. I just did!
Nah, just get NASA news letters and thought it would be a fun thing so I posted here.....

.....then I drew a blank, maybe after Dr. Robert W. Bussard but then that would sound like "Buzzard" which fits with my occasional dark humor, but may not resonate with the community
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Old 02-09-2008, 07:26 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Nah, just get NASA news letters and thought it would be a fun thing so I posted here.....

.....then I drew a blank, maybe after Dr. Robert W. Bussard but then that would sound like "Buzzard" which fits with my occasional dark humor, but may not resonate with the community
I heard that they discovered Gamma Rays in lightening so I thought of "Thunderstorm". Gamma burst sorta thing. Sounds catchy....but maybe a little to simple.

I just figured all of the scientists would already have something named after them.
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Verne's Macroscope (trying to put a little steampunk in it).
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I heard that they discovered Gamma Rays in lightening so I thought of "Thunderstorm". Gamma burst sorta thing. Sounds catchy....but maybe a little to simple.

I just figured all of the scientists would already have something named after them.
It will be interesting to see what name they pick. It is cool of them to open this up to the public, make it a community experience.
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Old 02-10-2008, 07:24 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Verne's Macroscope (trying to put a little steampunk in it).

did you suggest it or are you just saying? if not, you should...or something with his name anyway
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It will be interesting to see what name they pick. It is cool of them to open this up to the public, make it a community experience.

didn't they do something similar years ago with dust or rocks? like trying to sort through space dust or something? i remember getting an email about something like this, but i can't for the life of me remember the contents...
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