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NASA Contest To Name ISS Module

Posted by samzenpus on from the name-that-space dept.

Solarch writes "NASA is holding a contest to name ISS Node 3. Being a Browncoat myself, I should hope that the choice of names would be obvious. As of the 7:30 PM EST on 2/25, the name Serenity has over 80% of the vote. From the site: 'Node 3 will connect to the port side of the Unity Node and will provide room for many of the station's life support systems, in the form of eight refrigerator-sized racks. After Node 3 is installed, the station's crew will transfer over many of the Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) currently stored in various places around the station.'"

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  1. Re:Original by mc1138 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Think of it more like an homage to a fallen comrade.

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  2. Normally, I wouldn't bother but... by VShael · · Score: 5, Insightful

    it does tie in nicely with the other two names, Unity and Harmony.

    In fact, coupled with those two names, there won't be anything to indicate that Serenity has anything to do with Firefly.

    1. Re:Normally, I wouldn't bother but... by vyrus128 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I almost feel like whoever at NASA picked the poll options must have been a Firefly fan. Of the four choices, "Serenity" is really the only one that goes well with the existing two names, even to a normal person who's never heard of Firefly.

  3. Missing Poll Options... by Aranykai · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Starbug ftw.

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  4. Re:Serenity Now! by Kjella · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sure, it's unreliable in the same sense as Captain Kirk is mortal and could be killed as easily as one of the red shirts. A breakdown or damage may heighten tension but you can be pretty damn sure it'll be flying again in the next episode. In fact, being on an "undestructable" ship like the Death Star is an almost certain guarantee you're really on the Titanic instead. All things considered Firefly is probably the safest ship in its universe, though I'd still prefer a recent USS Enterprise for the holodeck.

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  5. Re:single point of failure? by timeOday · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Quick, email NASA before they forget to engineer reliability in the new space station they're launching next week.

  6. This should be on a plaque on the module... by Daswolfen · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Take my love, take my land
    Take me where I cannot stand
    I don't care, I'm still free
    You can't take the sky from me
    Take me out to the black
    Tell them I ain't comin' back
    Burn the land and boil the sea
    You can't take the sky from me
    There's no place I can be
    Since I found Serenity
    But you can't take the sky from me...

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