Name the New Gamma-Ray Space Telescope 131
Ponca City, We Love You writes "NASA announced last week that members of the general public will have a chance to suggest a new name for the cutting edge Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, otherwise known as GLAST, before it launches in mid-2008. NASA wants a name that will capture the excitement of GLAST's mission and call attention to gamma-ray and high-energy astronomy. 'We are looking for something memorable to commemorate this spectacular new astronomy mission,' said Alan Stern, associate administrator for Science at NASA Headquarters in Washington. 'We hope someone will come up with a name that is catchy, easy to say and will help make the satellite and its mission a topic of dinner table and classroom discussion.' The period for submitting names closes on March 31, 2008. Participants must include a statement of 25 words or less about why their suggestion would be a strong name for the mission."
Glastnost? (Score:4, Funny)
Why, GLADOS... (Score:5, Funny)
GLADOS: the Gamma-ray Large Area Deep-sky Object Surveyor.
Just don't equip her with any neurotoxin emitters.
Some ideas (Score:5, Funny)
Astronomical Usefull
Reaching
Telescope
Very
Useful
Lens
Viewing
Apparatus
Super
Long
Apparatus
So
Humans
Dont just
Ogle
Themselves
Something cutting edge (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why, GLADOS... (Score:2, Funny)
The Hulk (Score:5, Funny)
Of course (Score:5, Funny)
Observatory
Astronomical
Telescope
Special
Edition
Death Star (Score:5, Funny)
We should be ok. Everyone knows aliens read slashdot at the default settings, and if my other posts are any indication, I shouldn't get over a 2 (funny), tops.
eee (Score:2, Funny)
Some suggestions (Score:5, Funny)
Simple really (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Of course (Score:1, Funny)
Orbi-
ting
Gamma
Ray
Imaging
Tele-
scope
How about... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Of course (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Some ideas (Score:1, Funny)
My name (Score:3, Funny)
I don't have an acronym for it. I think it'll get the attention necessary.
how about??? (Score:1, Funny)
Excremental! (Score:2, Funny)