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_zerokarma_ t1_jbqqb5i wrote

Reply to comment by cheap_as_chips in Space Force allocates three historic Cape Canaveral launch pads to four companies by Azurebluenomad

Was there alternative names being considered at the time?

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CurtisLeow t1_jbqzsr7 wrote

Space Guard. It’s less silly sounding, and more consistent with the actual mission. They’re the space equivalent of the Coast Guard.

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TheKingPotat t1_jbr6jme wrote

Satellite corps or orbital corps sounds much better

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murder-farts t1_jbrn0pm wrote

I looked that woman right in her orbital corps and I said… ^biiiiiiiiiiich

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New_Poet_338 t1_jbv2980 wrote

No it is way sillier. It sounds like the space version of the National Guard. Also the Coast Guard is more of a law enforcement agency.

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rosen380 t1_jbt3mbr wrote

The Mongooses. That's a cool team name, The Fighting Mongooses.

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