• givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    9 months ago

    It seems to me “Enterprise” is an excellent name for the space shuttle.

    It would be personally gratifying to several million followers of the television show “Star Trek”, one of the most dedicated constituencies in the country.

    Moreover, the name “Enterprise” is a hallowed Navy tradition. An “Enterprise” was in action against the Barbary pirates in 1803. During World War II, an “Enterprise” served with the Wasp and the Hornet in the carrier fleet in the Pacific. And the Navy’s current “Enterprise” is the first nuclear carrier."

    I don’t know a lot about Star Trek…

    But I’m pretty sure their Enterprise was named that because it was a real name that was frequently re-used.

    Star Trek wasn’t the primary reason, it was a “bonus”.

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      121·
      9 months ago

      I never said it was the only reason. I said it was the primary reason – the important one that made the difference. And it was. That’s a fact, whether you like it or not.

      • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeEnglish
        71·
        9 months ago

        I love that you have pictures and yet people are still clamoring over themselves to AcTuAlLy the conversation.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        17·
        9 months ago

        You tried to prove it was a fact…

        By posting sources that literally show it wasn’t the primary reason

        If you don’t understand after reading your own links, no about of explaining is going to help.

    • BakerBagel@midwest.social
      61·
      9 months ago

      If Star Wars fans had written in to have it named Millennium Falcon , NASA would have ignored them because the name does not fit conventional naming practices. They were willing to rename it Enterprise because there is a strong/proid history of USN ships named Enterprise. These two facts are not mutually exclusive