NASA Names New Spacecraft 'Altair'

simonbp writes "NASA's new spacecraft, designed to travel to the Moon and International Space Station, has been christened 'Altair' - 'named after a variable double star in the constellation Aquila.' The crew launch vehicle will be called 'Ares I'; the larger cargo vehicle, 'Ares V'; and the lunar landers will be named after Artemis, the Greek goddess of the Moon and twin sister of Apollo."

Comments

Re:atremis is diana , not a moon-good

[the unbeliever]

She was the virgin moon goddess of the hunt, wild animals, healing, wilderness, chastity, and childbirth. She was worshipped as a fertility/childbirth goddess in many places since, according to some myths, she assisted her mother in the delivery of her twin.

All this from Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis

Re:how about engineering specification?

[Keebler71]

Conceptual development of the spacecraft ia actually a lot farther along than most people realize.

Re:hope for 1st post

[tverbeek]

Trademark exclusivity only applies within a registered category of commerce, and space probes don't compete with publishing houses or game developers. If your buddy's lawyer really is a good person, he'll explain that before turning on the meter for billable hours.