Author Topic: Name the Dream Chaser? (Read 45746 times)

JAFO · « **on:** 09/22/2022 05:06 pm »

I was happily blown away by SNC's announcement that they were going to build 10 Dream Chasers, since the first one already has a name, Tenacity, should we give them a jumpstart on the other 9? (Knowing that they've either already got names in mind, or have plans to name them as employee motivation or PR campaign, so this is really just a fun thread)

Dale Reed (after the father of the lifting body program)
Protector ("Never give up, Never surrender" seems to be SNC's motto when it came to the program)
Constitution (after the original name for Enterprise)
Faith (for "Keeping the faith" and not giving up on the program)
Sarıkız (After the Turkish myth, honoring their heritage)

Others?

https://twitter.com/SierraSpaceCo/status/1564649662958772229?cxt=HHwWioC96YOl4LYrAAAA

jstrotha0975 · « **Reply #1 on:** 09/22/2022 09:30 pm »

Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour after the space shuttles.

Eric Hedman · « **Reply #2 on:** 09/22/2022 09:50 pm »

James Benson after the founder of Space Dev where Dream Chaser got its start.

Asteroza · « **Reply #3 on:** 09/23/2022 03:22 am »

As long as they don't open it up to internet voting, or it would end up like "Dreamy McDreamface"...

libra · « **Reply #4 on:** 09/23/2022 10:47 am »

Somewhere in the depths of this forum is a list of alternate Shuttle names.

Then there are gods, countless of them - see all the celestial bodies named across the solar system.

Phil Stooke · « **Reply #5 on:** 09/24/2022 10:57 pm »

With such a long-delayed dream, maybe... Insomnia?

laszlo · « **Reply #6 on:** 09/25/2022 10:04 am »

Quote from: JAFO on 09/22/2022 05:06 pm

Faith (both after Mr. Ozmen, and for "Keeping the faith" and not giving up on the program)

His name is Fatih, not Faith.

JAFO · « **Reply #7 on:** 09/25/2022 06:46 pm »

Quote from: laszlo on 09/25/2022 10:04 am

Quote from: JAFO on 09/22/2022 05:06 pm
Faith (both after Mr. Ozmen, and for "Keeping the faith" and not giving up on the program)

His name is Fatih, not Faith.

Apologies, corrected.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #8 on:** 09/26/2022 01:39 am »

Perhaps the names from USN WWII cargo/auxiliary ships might be a consideration for cargo Dream Chaser... Lots to choose from...

ELinder · « **Reply #9 on:** 09/26/2022 02:25 pm »

Verne, Clarke, Heinlein, Fontana... and many more who imagined things before they were even possible

Vahe231991 · « **Reply #10 on:** 09/26/2022 02:27 pm »

Quote from: JAFO on 09/22/2022 05:06 pm

I was happily blown away by SNC's announcement that they were going to build 10 Dream Chasers, since the first one already has a name, Tenacity, should we give them a jumpstart on the other 9? (Knowing that they've either already got names in mind, or have plans to name them as employee motivation or PR campaign, so this is really just a fun thread)

Dale Reed (after the father of the lifting body program)
Protector ("Never give up, Never surrender" seems to be SNC's motto when it came to the program)
Constitution (after the original name for Enterprise)
Faith (for "Keeping the faith" and not giving up on the program)
Sarıkız (After the Turkish myth, honoring their heritage)

Others?

https://twitter.com/SierraSpaceCo/status/1564649662958772229?cxt=HHwWioC96YOl4LYrAAAA

Since the first Dream Chaser orbital vehicle has been named Tenacity, the other nine Dream Chasers should be given these following names:
- Intrepid
- Joe Walker
- Neil Armstrong
- Friendship
- Liberty
- Gene Cernan
- Wally Schirra
- Bill Nelson
- John Young

Nomadd · « **Reply #11 on:** 09/30/2022 06:55 pm »

Lots of celebrities. How about some working folk, like Story.

Zed_Noir · « **Reply #12 on:** 10/01/2022 02:24 am »

Someone can get naming rights for the future Dreamchasers either by putting down money or be the winner of a vehicle naming lottery.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #13 on:** 10/01/2022 07:48 pm »

I got some suggestions:

- Mayflower
- Daedalus
- Astraea
- Constitution
- Iota
- Hawkeye
- Scavenger
- Starlight
- Sunshine

Lampyridae · « **Reply #14 on:** 10/04/2022 12:46 pm »

As long as one of them is called Farscape I'm happy.

Tywin · « **Reply #15 on:** 10/09/2022 01:52 pm »

Eugen Sänger... the father of this type of spacecraft...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_S%C3%A4nger

nicp · « **Reply #16 on:** 10/09/2022 07:15 pm »

It is definitely time another spacecraft was called ‘Snoopy’.

penguin44 · « **Reply #17 on:** 01/20/2023 03:19 pm »

Enterprise
Cerritos
Calypso

jstrotha0975 · « **Reply #18 on:** 01/20/2023 06:48 pm »

I want to add Buran to my list.

Bean Kenobi · « **Reply #19 on:** 01/20/2023 07:56 pm »

Quote from: penguin44 on 01/20/2023 03:19 pm

Enterprise
Cerritos
Calypso

Nowadays Calypso is already the name of Starliner SC3

Vahe231991 · « **Reply #20 on:** 01/20/2023 08:44 pm »

Quote from: Tywin on 10/09/2022 01:52 pm

Eugen Sänger... the father of this type of spacecraft...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_S%C3%A4nger

Eugen Sänger is not an appropriate name for this type of spacecraft because the Silbervogel he designed was only designed to reach suborbital altitude despite being intended to reach space.

JAFO · « **Reply #21 on:** 01/23/2023 07:45 am »

Quote from: Tywin on 10/09/2022 01:52 pm

Eugen Sänger... the father of this type of spacecraft...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_S%C3%A4nger

Excellent idea!

JAFO · « **Reply #22 on:** 01/23/2023 08:29 am »

Quote from: Vahe231991 on 01/20/2023 08:44 pm

Quote from: Tywin on 10/09/2022 01:52 pm
Eugen Sänger... the father of this type of spacecraft...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_S%C3%A4nger
Eugen Sänger is not an appropriate name for this type of spacecraft because the Silbervogel he designed was only designed to reach suborbital altitude despite being intended to reach space.

Quote from: Vahe231991 on 09/26/2022 02:27 pm

Since the first Dream Chaser orbital vehicle has been named Tenacity, the other nine Dream Chasers should be given these following names:
- Intrepid
- Joe Walker
- Neil Armstrong
- Friendship
- Liberty
- Gene Cernan
- Wally Schirra
- Bill Nelson
- John Young

-Four of the names you have proposed have zero to do with any lifting body/space plane program (Friendship, Liberty, Gene Cernan, Wally Schirra).
-One of them (Bill Nelson) is a US politician from Florida who, let's be real, forced NASA to take him on a glorified political junket in exchange for continued political support.
-One (Intrepid) is a distinguished retired US aircraft carrier, but who's only connection to the lifting body/space plane program is to serve as real estate for Enterprise.

Therefore, over half the names you yourself proposed earlier in this thread have little or nothing to do with what was intended to be a lighthearted thread naming future Dream Chasers. You have no business correcting Tywin for his suggested name of Eugen Sanger, and if you are a Gentleman/woman, you owe Tywin an apology and should delete your post chastising them.

Timber Micka · « **Reply #23 on:** 01/23/2023 03:31 pm »

Quote from: Tywin on 10/09/2022 01:52 pm

Eugen Sänger... the father of this type of spacecraft...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_S%C3%A4nger

God no, Sänger was a litteral SS and nazi

penguin44 · « **Reply #24 on:** 01/23/2023 08:18 pm »

Pike
Galileo
El Baz

TALsite · « **Reply #25 on:** 01/25/2023 11:30 am »

I propose names of winged spacecrafts that never were or never got manned spaceflights (with no specifical order):

Enterprise
Dyna-Soar
Hermes
Hope
Rogallo
Hotol
Buran
Spiral/Lapot
Klipper
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Wolfram66 · « **Reply #26 on:** 01/28/2023 01:43 am »

Lazarus
Phoenix
Gabriel

Vahe231991 · « **Reply #27 on:** 04/30/2023 11:18 pm »

Quote from: TALsite on 01/25/2023 11:30 am

I propose names of winged spacecrafts that never were or never got manned spaceflights (with no specifical order):

Enterprise
Dyna-Soar
Hermes
Hope
Rogallo
Hotol
Buran
Spiral/Lapot
Klipper
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Sierra Nevada isn't going to pick names for Dream Chaser vehicles derived from unbuilt spaceplane designs. The best bet is for the second and orbital Dream Chaser vehicles to be christened the William H. Dana and Joe Walker respectively, since the first orbital Dream Chaser vehicle has been named Tenacity.

JAFO · « **Reply #28 on:** 05/01/2023 12:06 am »

Quote from: TALsite on 01/25/2023 11:30 am

I propose names of winged spacecrafts that never were or never got manned spaceflights (with no specifical order):

Enterprise
Dyna-Soar
Hermes
Hope
Rogallo
Hotol
Buran
Spiral/Lapot
Klipper
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Constitution. (you are a real space geek if you know why.)

All academic, of course, DC #1 has already been named Tenacity.

TALsite · « **Reply #29 on:** 05/03/2023 07:54 pm »

Quote from: JAFO on 05/01/2023 12:06 am

Constitution. (you are a real space geek if you know why.)

All academic, of course, DC #1 has already been named Tenacity.

Haise.Fullerton, Engle and Truly could have flown Constitution.
Enterprise was originally planned to be named Constitution.

How's my space geekness?

Vahe231991 · « **Reply #30 on:** 05/08/2023 01:02 am »

Quote from: TALsite on 05/03/2023 07:54 pm

Quote from: JAFO on 05/01/2023 12:06 am

Constitution. (you are a real space geek if you know why.)

All academic, of course, DC #1 has already been named Tenacity.

Haise.Fullerton, Engle and Truly could have flown Constitution.
Enterprise was originally planned to be named Constitution.

How's my space geekness?

The OV-101 was originally planned to be named Constitution and unveiled on Constitution Day, September 17, 1976. However, fans of Star Trek asked US President Gerald Ford to name the orbiter after the television show's fictional starship, USS Enterprise, and when the president said that he was "partial to the name" Enterprise, he directed NASA officials to change the name to Enterprise.

SoftwareDude · « **Reply #31 on:** 05/08/2023 01:15 am »

Using Dream as the first word in the name.
Dream Bird
Dream Song
Dream Catcher
Dream Time

Robert_the_Doll · « **Reply #32 on:** 05/08/2023 04:15 pm »

Quote from: Vahe231991 on 05/08/2023 01:02 am

Quote from: TALsite on 05/03/2023 07:54 pm
Quote from: JAFO on 05/01/2023 12:06 am

Constitution. (you are a real space geek if you know why.)

All academic, of course, DC #1 has already been named Tenacity.

Haise.Fullerton, Engle and Truly could have flown Constitution.
Enterprise was originally planned to be named Constitution.

How's my space geekness?
The OV-101 was originally planned to be named Constitution and unveiled on Constitution Day, September 17, 1976. However, fans of Star Trek asked US President Gerald Ford to name the orbiter after the television show's fictional starship, USS Enterprise, and when the president said that he was "partial to the name" Enterprise, he directed NASA officials to change the name to Enterprise.

Constitution also happens to be the class name of the Original Series Enterprise. Had things been a little bit different, the Enterprise could have been a Constitution-class Space Shuttle orbiter.

Now how is that for being extra meta?

Orbiter · « **Reply #33 on:** 05/08/2023 04:27 pm »

Resolution, Intrepid, Adventure, Constellation, Constitution, etc.

JAFO · « **Reply #34 on:** 05/08/2023 09:38 pm »

Quote from: Robert_the_Doll on 05/08/2023 04:15 pm

Constitution also happens to be the class name of the Original Series Enterprise. Had things been a little bit different, the Enterprise could have been a Constitution-class Space Shuttle orbiter.

Now how is that for being extra meta?

And it's also the name of the oldest commissioned USN warship.

Vahe231991 · « **Reply #35 on:** 05/10/2023 03:41 am »

Quote from: JAFO on 05/08/2023 09:38 pm

Quote from: Robert_the_Doll on 05/08/2023 04:15 pm
Constitution also happens to be the class name of the Original Series Enterprise. Had things been a little bit different, the Enterprise could have been a Constitution-class Space Shuttle orbiter.

Now how is that for being extra meta?

And it's also the name of the oldest commissioned USN warship.

The second orbital Dream Chaser could be named Intrepid, and the third orbital Dream Chaser vehicle ought to be named Voyager after another Intrepid-class starship from Star Trek, the USS Voyager.

JEF_300 · « **Reply #36 on:** 06/02/2023 03:12 pm »

Constitution is also, as the D&D fans will be keenly aware, a synonym for ones endurance or hardiness, which would allow it to slot in nicely after Tenacity and establish a naming scheme of positive attributes. You could then follow it up with your preferred options from Wisdom, Charisma, Intellect, Cunning, Guile, Faith, Fortune, Courage, Valor, Daring, Sympathy, Tolerance, Patience, etc.

JAFO · « **Reply #37 on:** 12/16/2023 04:06 am »

Baby has a name.

Quote from: SNC

Second Dream Chaser vehicle, Reverence, in production.

Second Dream Chaser Vehicle, Reverence, In Production

Second Dream Chaser vehicle, Reverence, in production.