Uranus Moons May Be Named for Shuttle Crew
United Press International
WASHINGTON —
The seven newly discovered moons of the planet Uranus should be named after the seven crew members who died in the explosion of the shuttle Challenger, Rep. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) said Wednesday.
Nelson, who flew on the previous shuttle mission, told the House that he will introduce legislation to name the moons recently discovered by the unmanned U.S. spacecraft Voyager 2.
The action would be “one way of keeping etched the memory of these seven brave astronauts,” Nelson said.
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