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
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