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Post by Triton on Jan 15, 2012 23:04:46 GMT -8
With credit to Valerie Neal, here is the list per a May 26, 1978 memo from the Associate Administrator for Space Transportation Systems (John Yardley) to the Director, Public Affairs on the subject: Recommended Orbiter Names
Recommendations by an ad hoc committee on names for Space Shuttle Orbiters; chose "names having significant relationship to the heritage of the United States or to the Shuttle’s mission of exploration."
Recommended List of Orbiter Names (In descending order of preference) 1 Constitution 2 Independence 3 America 4 Constellation 5 Enterprise (reserved for possible 5th orbiter, to carry on OV-101’s name) 6 Discoverer 7 Endeavour 8 Liberty 9 Freedom 10 Eagle 11 Kitty Hawk 12 Pathfinder 13 Adventurer 14 Prospector 15 Peace
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