4.12 A new name for the space shuttle

I recently heard that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is looking for a name for its next space shuttle. I think they ought ought to try to get corporate sponsors, they way builders of sporting arenas do. They should call it something like The Coca-Cola[tm] National Space Shuttle.

Or how about the USS Boondoggle? Or maybe the USS Government-Enforced-Monopoly? No? Better yet, how about the USS Endurance—after Shackleton’s ship. Because after all, we’ve had to endure quite a bit of NASA’s bungling in the last couple decades.

2003.2.12
Based on a post to sci.geo.oceanography