Will 'SLS' ever be known by a different name?

[Scotty]

In three years or so, it will be called Delta V   

[Rebel44]

I am OK with calling it Senate Launch System

[docmordrid]

As a taxpayer, count me in as hoping for "the canceled Space Launch System" and they start bidding out heavy and distributed lift launches.

[Darkseraph]

The Ares rockets of the previous Constellation program were named such because they were intended to enable Mars missions.
Selene could be a good name for SLS. NASA is afterall being redirected towards Moon missions. There is two JAXA missions with this name but some reuse of names is inevitable, there are only so many lunar deities!

[A_M_Swallow]

The Ares rockets of the previous Constellation program were named such because they were intended to enable Mars missions.
Selene could be a good name for SLS. NASA is afterall being redirected towards Moon missions. There is two JAXA missions with this name but some reuse of names is inevitable, there are only so many lunar deities!

Does the vehicle have to have a European name? There must be names for the moon in the native American languages. Preferably one I can  pronounce.

[rayleighscatter]

Does the vehicle have to have a European name? There must be names for the moon in the native American languages. Preferably one I can  pronounce.

There's the Aztec lunar diety Coyolxauhqui.

[llanitedave]

Does the vehicle have to have a European name? There must be names for the moon in the native American languages. Preferably one I can  pronounce.

There's the Aztec lunar diety Coyolxauhqui.

But the Aztecs spelled it differently!

It would be nice, though, to see a label stenciled on the side of the rocket carrying not only its name in the native tongue, but in the native writing system as well!

(There seem to be more of these than I originally guessed!)

[Khadgars]

As a taxpayer, count me in as hoping for "the canceled Space Launch System" and they start bidding out heavy and distributed lift launches.

Of all the things your taxpayer dollars go to, you are concerned about SLS?  This type of statement boggles my mind.  Do I get a say on what the $700 Billion annual budget for the DoD gets used on?

[docmordrid]

As a taxpayer, count me in as hoping for "the canceled Space Launch System" and they start bidding out heavy and distributed lift launches.

Of all the things your taxpayer dollars go to, you are concerned about SLS?  This type of statement boggles my mind.  Do I get a say on what the $700 Billion annual budget for the DoD gets used on?

Maintaining and equipping a strong national defense infrastructure is a constitutional requirement, and a sensible preemption given today's world. The $billions/launch & disposable Space Launch System jobs program is not.

[Markstark]

In three years or so, it will be called Delta V   

This is the second or third time I've heard this. Boeing taking it over completely and rebranding it as the Delta V

[eric z]

 I'm sticking with "Moose"! I think it would be cool, and exciting for the youth- Why do rockets always have to have space and/or classical names? "Today at the Cape Moose #5 will launch the Moon Bases' first living-quarters-module to lunar orbit, where the Lunar Tugboat, commanded by Capt. Kangaroo will guide it down to Copernicus Moon Base"...

[JohnF]

Just call it Jupiter, and Boeing taking it over completely doesn't sound too bad...things prob. would move faster than the slow roll we're on now, however I believe this is by design, once Apollo & shuttle ended thousands lost jobs.

[Kansan52]

SLS should be renamed to Simple, Safer, Sooner.

Maybe another 'r':

Simpler, Safer; Sooner.

[Mark S]

SLS should be renamed to Simple, Safer, Sooner.

Maybe another 'r':

Simpler, Safer; Sooner.

Is that sarcasm, or someone taking a potshot? Maybe it's a tribute:

http://www.directlauncher.org/  (and way too many NSF threads on the subject to mention)

"Safe, Simple, Soon" was an ATK branding campaign for Ares-1. "Safer, Simpler, Sooner" was DIRECT's cheeky response.

Unfortunately, SLS did not have the same level of thoughtfulness and expediency put into it that DIRECT did, in spite of all of Bolden's and Garver's foot-dragging. Sure, the two vehicles are superficially similar, but philosophically (and operationally), they are worlds apart.

Sigh. Well, at least we have New Space to amaze us. May SpaceX, Blue Origin, and the others continue to be successful and carry on the spirit of DIRECT.

[Kansan52]

Sorry. No sarcasm meant. Was unaware of the rest. Just adding the 'r' to make saying the phrase smoother.

Sorry. (No sarcasm in that either, just sorry. Still learning.)

[Mark S]

Sorry. No sarcasm meant. Was unaware of the rest. Just adding the 'r' to make saying the phrase smoother.

Sorry. (No sarcasm in that either, just sorry. Still learning.)

Cool, no problem. I didn't mean to sound harsh.  If you get a chance, you should skim through some of those DIRECT threads. It was an amazing effort.

[Caleb Cattuzzo]

Why not call it "Enterprise?" (totally not a star trek bias fanboy opinion )

[Ike17055]

SLS. Significantly Longer (than) Scheduled

[Pete]

Why would we ever need to name it other than SLuSh?

[Lars-J]

I've always thought that its final nickname will match a certain bridge in Alaska.