Ponca City, We Love You writes “NASA announced last week that members of the general public will have a opportunity to suggest a new name for the cutting edge Gamma-ray Big Area Space Telescope, otherwise known as GLAST, before it launches in mid-2008. NASA wants a name that’ll 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,’ stated Alan Stern, associate administrator for Science at NASA Headquarters in Washington. ‘We hope someone will come up with a name that is catchy, simple to state 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 recommendation would be a strong name for the mission.”
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