[FPSPACE] Space Station Alpha

[Fetter, Les S]

Their request seems to me to be a well deserved swipe at the powers-that-be
for still not coming up with a real name for the "ship".  Are they waiting
for an EVA-compatible bottle of Champagne?  

Les Fetter

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Dwayne Allen Day [SMTP:wayneday@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu]
> Sent:	Thursday, November 02, 2000 1:21 PM
> To:	fpspace@friends-partners.org
> Subject:	[FPSPACE] Space Station Alpha
> 
> 
> I'm surprised I have not seen any comment on this here yet.
> 
> When the Expedition One crew entered the ISS last night they requested
> that they be allowed to refer to the station as Space Station Alpha.  This
> was apparently a universal decision of the crew.  Dan Goldin was suprised,
> but agreed with the radio call sign for now.  Apparently the Russians
> don't like this, since it implied that ISS is the first station.  They
> apparently prefer Beta or even Mir 2.
> 
> Frankly, I think Alpha is rather boring.  But I think that the most
> appropriate name for the ISS is not printable...
> 
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> 
> DDAY
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