Calling Browncoats! Name the ISS "Serenity!"

AJBryant · February 24 2009, 08:25 PM

Hello all browncoats and fans of Serenity/Firefly.

Nasa has apparantly gotten another module of the Internation Space Station connected (it includes some hardware I touched the design of years ago and a friend worked on right up to the end) and they are looking to name the module. 'Serenity' is by far the leading name. Please help us remind FOX-studios of how amazingly short-sighted they were with the cancelation of Firefly. Go and cast a vote for your favorite module name.

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/name_ISS/index.html

Help us to name another important addition to the station - Node 3 and its cupola!
Vote using the poll on the right.

Voting will be open until March 20th, 2009. NASA will announce the winning name in April 2009.

NASA wants your opinion in naming the International Space Station’s Node 3 – a connecting module and its cupola – before the two segments travel to space and are installed on the orbiting laboratory. The name should reflect the spirit of exploration and cooperation embodied by the space station, and follow in the tradition set by Node 1- Unity- and Node 2- Harmony.

Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver the Node 3 components during the STS-130 mission targeted for December 2009. Once the cupola is attached to one of the module’s six ports, it will offer astronauts a spectacular view of both their home planet and their home in space. The cupola’s six rectangular windows and one circular window overhead will show a panoramic view that will be unrivaled by any other spacecraft ever flown. Aside from providing a perfect location to observe and photograph the Earth, the cupola also will contain a robotics workstation, where astronauts will be able to control the station’s giant robotic arm.

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, including:

*Oxygen Generation System (OGS), which takes the station’s water and splits it apart into hydrogen, which gets vented into space, and oxygen, which is returned into the cabin for the crew to breathe

*Atmosphere Revitalization System (ARS), which controls the station’s carbon dioxide levels and maintains the temperature and atmospheric pressure at comfortable levels

*Water Recovery System (WRS) and Urine Processor Assembly (UPA), which take waste water from the station’s shower and toilets and purify it, separating any contaminants and making it safe for the crew to drink

*Waste and hygiene compartment, which provides a place for the crew to shower and use the bathroom in a way that allows the station to process the majority of the water used onboard so that it may be used again, greatly lessening the need for resupply flights from Earth.

NASA and its station partners traditionally have named each habitable part of the station, including its three laboratories (the U.S lab- Destiny, the European lab- Columbus, and the Japanese lab- Kibo or Hope), two airlocks (Quest and Pirs or Pier), and two Russian-built modules (Zvezda or Star, and Zarya or Dawn).

Plecostomus · February 24 2009, 08:35 PM

Is there an option to name it TREK BBS and the waste-recovery MISC?

"Where are you going?"
"To post something in Misc."
"Right, be sure to flush this time."

Candlelight · February 24 2009, 08:49 PM

Stupid Firefly fans. Now the name won't apply to the first ship to Mars cos it's been taken.

anais · February 24 2009, 09:12 PM

What's wrong with Node 3? I like it

Holdfast · February 24 2009, 10:02 PM

Sounds like a topic more suited for SF&F I think, given that you're specifically targetting Firefly fans.

A general topic on this competition would have been Misc I think. If the SF&F mods disagree, feel free to bounce it back.

Neroon · February 24 2009, 11:47 PM

anais wrote:

What's wrong with Node 3? I like it

It would seem rather out of place compared to the other sections of the ISS, wouldn't it?

- Zarya
- Unity
- Destiny
- Node 3

Crusher Disciple · February 24 2009, 11:57 PM

How about Saffron?

Neroon · February 25 2009, 12:02 AM

Crusher Disciple wrote:

How about Saffron?

It'd have to bee separated into two rather spherical sections.

RJDiogenes · February 25 2009, 12:39 AM

^^

I voted for Serenity, and it's way ahead of the other choices.

USS Triumphant · February 25 2009, 12:45 AM

I voted Serenity. Pity there's no place to vote to rename the whole I.S.S. to Starbase One.

Anyone else think it is a bad omen that our first permanent multi-national presence in space is I.S.S. ? If we cooperate on a ship, will it be the International Space Ship Intrepid (or whatever)?

Broccoli · February 25 2009, 12:59 AM

They should name it "Batman".

Noname Given · February 25 2009, 01:57 AM

I say you guys should get it named The Whedonverse; it's certainly small enough.

Broccoli · February 25 2009, 01:59 AM

^ Oh, snap!

Cmndr J Crichton · February 25 2009, 03:34 AM

What about Deep Space Nine?

Ptrope · February 25 2009, 05:24 AM

Crusher Disciple wrote:

How about Saffron?

Maybe we can still get a connecting section named the YoSaff Bridge

February 24 2009, 08:25 PM	#1
AJBryant Fleet Captain Location: Indiana	Calling Browncoats! Name the ISS "Serenity!" Hello all browncoats and fans of Serenity/Firefly. Nasa has apparantly gotten another module of the Internation Space Station connected (it includes some hardware I touched the design of years ago and a friend worked on right up to the end) and they are looking to name the module. 'Serenity' is by far the leading name. Please help us remind FOX-studios of how amazingly short-sighted they were with the cancelation of Firefly. Go and cast a vote for your favorite module name. http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/name_ISS/index.html Help us to name another important addition to the station - Node 3 and its cupola! Vote using the poll on the right. Voting will be open until March 20th, 2009. NASA will announce the winning name in April 2009. NASA wants your opinion in naming the International Space Station’s Node 3 – a connecting module and its cupola – before the two segments travel to space and are installed on the orbiting laboratory. The name should reflect the spirit of exploration and cooperation embodied by the space station, and follow in the tradition set by Node 1- Unity- and Node 2- Harmony. Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver the Node 3 components during the STS-130 mission targeted for December 2009. Once the cupola is attached to one of the module’s six ports, it will offer astronauts a spectacular view of both their home planet and their home in space. The cupola’s six rectangular windows and one circular window overhead will show a panoramic view that will be unrivaled by any other spacecraft ever flown. Aside from providing a perfect location to observe and photograph the Earth, the cupola also will contain a robotics workstation, where astronauts will be able to control the station’s giant robotic arm. 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, including: Oxygen Generation System (OGS), which takes the station’s water and splits it apart into hydrogen, which gets vented into space, and oxygen, which is returned into the cabin for the crew to breathe Atmosphere Revitalization System (ARS), which controls the station’s carbon dioxide levels and maintains the temperature and atmospheric pressure at comfortable levels Water Recovery System (WRS) and Urine Processor Assembly (UPA), which take waste water from the station’s shower and toilets and purify it, separating any contaminants and making it safe for the crew to drink Waste and hygiene compartment, which provides a place for the crew to shower and use the bathroom in a way that allows the station to process the majority of the water used onboard so that it may be used again, greatly lessening the need for resupply flights from Earth. NASA and its station partners traditionally have named each habitable part of the station, including its three laboratories (the U.S lab- Destiny, the European lab- Columbus, and the Japanese lab- Kibo or Hope), two airlocks (Quest and Pirs or Pier), and two Russian-built modules (Zvezda or Star, and Zarya or Dawn). __________________ Abba Anthony [St. Anthony the Great] said, "A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us.' " -- Wisdom of the Desert Fathers

February 24 2009, 08:35 PM	#2
Plecostomus Commodore Location: Official forum sex god	Re: Calling Browncoats! Name the ISS "Serenity!" Is there an option to name it TREK BBS and the waste-recovery MISC? "Where are you going?" "To post something in Misc." "Right, be sure to flush this time."

February 24 2009, 08:49 PM	#3
Candlelight Admiral Location: New Zealand	Re: Calling Browncoats! Name the ISS "Serenity!" Stupid Firefly fans. Now the name won't apply to the first ship to Mars cos it's been taken. __________________ "I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six."

February 24 2009, 09:12 PM	#4
anais Captain	Re: Calling Browncoats! Name the ISS "Serenity!" What's wrong with Node 3? I like it

February 24 2009, 10:02 PM	#5
Holdfast Procul, O procul este profani! Location: 17 Cherry Tree Lane	Re: Calling Browncoats! Name the ISS "Serenity!" Sounds like a topic more suited for SF&F I think, given that you're specifically targetting Firefly fans. A general topic on this competition would have been Misc I think. If the SF&F mods disagree, feel free to bounce it back.

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February 24 2009, 11:57 PM	#7
Crusher Disciple Admiral Location: Crusher Disciple	Re: Calling Browncoats! Name the ISS "Serenity!" How about Saffron? __________________ "I. Am. Texas."

February 25 2009, 12:39 AM	#9
RJDiogenes Idealistic Cynic and Canon Champion Location: RJDiogenes of Boston	Re: Calling Browncoats! Name the ISS "Serenity!" ^^ I voted for Serenity, and it's way ahead of the other choices. __________________ Please stop by my Gallery and YouTube Page for a visit. And read Trunkards!

February 25 2009, 12:45 AM	#10
USS Triumphant Commodore Location: Go ahead, caller. I'm listening...	Re: Calling Browncoats! Name the ISS "Serenity!" I voted Serenity. Pity there's no place to vote to rename the whole I.S.S. to Starbase One. Anyone else think it is a bad omen that our first permanent multi-national presence in space is I.S.S. ? If we cooperate on a ship, will it be the International Space Ship Intrepid (or whatever)?

February 25 2009, 12:59 AM	#11
Broccoli Vice Admiral Location: Broccoli	Re: Calling Browncoats! Name the ISS "Serenity!" They should name it "Batman". __________________ "That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." -- Christopher Hitchens

February 25 2009, 01:57 AM	#12
Noname Given Vice Admiral Location: None Given	Re: Calling Browncoats! Name the ISS "Serenity!" I say you guys should get it named The Whedonverse; it's certainly small enough.

February 25 2009, 01:59 AM	#13
Broccoli Vice Admiral Location: Broccoli	Re: Calling Browncoats! Name the ISS "Serenity!" ^ Oh, snap! __________________ "That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." -- Christopher Hitchens

February 25 2009, 03:34 AM	#14
Cmndr J Crichton Commodore Location: Moya	Re: Calling Browncoats! Name the ISS "Serenity!" What about Deep Space Nine? __________________ A Digital Frontier to shape the human condition...not just a book plug.