B.Ob. Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Name That Satellite! Welcome to the GLAST naming page! It is YOUR turn to suggest a name for NASA's newest astronomical observatory. Before the latest chapter in the search begins for supermassive black holes, new laws of physics and the mysterious dark matter, you’ll have the historic chance to help name the satellite that makes it all possible. This unique opportunity is open to the public across the globe. Now, YOU may be the one to offer the name which will be given to the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) after its launch in 2008. GLAST is NASA’s next generation gamma-ray mission, designed to explore the most extreme phenomena in our Universe and probe energy regimes far beyond anything possible on Earth. When coming up with your suggestion, please consider the following: - The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2008. - The name should capture the excitement of GLAST’s mission, bringing attention to gamma rays and high-energy astronomy. - The name should be catchy, something that people will talk about. - Make it simple and easy to say. Nothing says complex and inaccessible like a mouthful of acronyms. - In keeping with NASA tradition, the satellite will not be named after a person who is still living. - Finally, the name must be original and not associated with any past, present or future astronomical observatory or space mission (domestic or international) or any NASA program. Sorry, Voyager fans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 The "Waste of taxpayers money" fell out of orbit today from lack of funding from taxpayers being sick and tired of NASA pissing away money on satellites and little green men that are obviously not on Mars. Dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParoxysM Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 The Sack-a-light!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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