Mar 30 1988
From The Space Library
NASA and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) invited America's students to participate in a national competition to name NASA's replacement Space Shuttle orbiter. NASA specified that the name chosen not only should identify an American spacecraft but also should capture the spirit of America's mission in space. In honor of the seven crew members lost in the Challenger accident, the name "Challenger" has been retired.
House Joint Resolution 559, introduced March 10, 1986, by Congressman Tom Lewis (R-Florida), called for the name of the replacement orbiter to be selected from suggestions submitted by students. On October 30, 1987, Congress authorized the NASA Administrator to select a name for the new orbiter "from among suggestions submitted by students in elementary and secondary schools." The new orbiter, designated OV--105, under construction by Rockwell International in California, was scheduled for completion in April 1991. (NASA Release 88-46).
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