Cassini dies

[impactcrater]

In 2016 Cassini will fly over the Saturn poles in an eliptical orbit and after 22 times it will plummet into the atmosphere of Saturn. It will be a sad day....NASA has a competition to name this final mission. My own is the "HELP ! I need somebody ...." mission. please post your ideas.....and you can trust us not to steal them !?

impactcrater....Cassini style

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Here's a link to the competition page. No mention of a prize though!

Let's hope Cassini doesn't go all HAL 9000 on us.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Wouldn't a death dive have to be accompanied with the cry of

GERONIMOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[Reeny]

Beagle-2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_2

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I have proposed

Saturn AND Bust Orbits

as an alternative for "Saturn or Busts Orbits", with motivation:

Both Saturn and Bust goals will be achieved, only the order of achievement is in doubt

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Ooh, you get a certificate!

cassini-naming-contest.pdf

[Daniel-K]

why would they crash it if its still working?

[proflight2000]

Be a killer when it lands to find a drive through KFC.

[Pondus]

"Here's looking at you, kid"  Mission.

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Operation "I'm just going for a close look and may be some time."

[Reeny]

why would they crash it if its still working?

I believe they want to examine the dust and debris thrown up using spectoscropy.

Probably by using the Hubble if it is equiped for the job.

[Photosbykev]

C'ini as a tribute to V'Ger in Star Trek the Motion Picture

[Kai]

So long and thanks for all the fish .

[AndyWB]

"Operation Death Spiral" 

[Laurie61]

So long and thanks for all the fish .

I was also thinking 'Hitchhikers' how about the BLACK SHIP the Disaster Area, Sun diving, stunt ship. 

[impactcrater]

my latest entry...you can do three... is "Catch 22 "...good,even if I say so myself ...

[cuivenion]

While we're on Hitchhikers how about, "oh no, not again"!

[Pig]

cassini-naming-contest.pdf

[impactcrater]

why is the certificate 6.62 mb ???

[alan potts]

What about the old song title, What a difference a day makes, well that was the opening line.

Or an old Thunderbirds title  "Operation Crashdive"

Alan

[Myopicus]

What about "K Foundation"?

I seem to recall them burning a lot of money.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

What about the old song title, What a difference a day makes, well that was the opening line.

Or an old Thunderbirds title  "Operation Crashdive"

Alan

Or simply "The End" by the Doors

[impactcrater]

"K foundation" and me so deserving !!

I couldn't leave out the Hot August Night song...Done Too Soon....it really seems a tragedy to lose this fine ship...it has been so a part of our lives...but not after 2016....as you say , Here's looking at you kid....

[impactcrater]

PS

I think the listed choices at NASA are very ordinary.....dull dull dull

[gooseholla]

I went for something out of Saturn/Cronus mythology and decided on Operation Omphalos (it also can mean center/heart of something). It sounds kind of cool at 3am in the morning in a sleep deprived state. Will probably look at it tomorrow and be like "errr?"