"United Kingdom. A nearby town is named Captain Cook, Hawaii; several Hawaiian businesses also carry his name. The Apollo 15 Command/Service Module ""Endeavour"" was named after Cook's ship, , as was the . Another shuttle, ""Discovery"", was named after Cook's . The first institution of higher education in North Queensland, Australia was named after him, with James Cook University opening in Townsville in 1970. Numerous institutions, landmarks and place names reflect the importance of Cook's contributions, including the Cook Islands, the Cook Strait, Cook Inlet, and the Cook crater on the Moon. Aoraki/Mount Cook, the highest summit in New Zealand,"
"""Endeavour"", the Command Module of Apollo 15, which was also named after Cook's ship. ""Endeavour"" was named through a national competition involving students in elementary and secondary schools. Entries included an essay about the name, the story behind it and why it was appropriate for a NASA shuttle, and the project that supported the name. ""Endeavour"" was the most popular entry, accounting for almost one-third of the state-level winners. The national winners were Senatobia Middle School in Senatobia, Mississippi, in the elementary division and Tallulah Falls School in Tallulah Falls, Georgia, in the upper school division. They were honored at"
"the names had also been borne by Apollo spacecraft between 1969 and 1972: Apollo 11 Command Module ""Columbia"", Apollo 15 Command Module ""Endeavour"", and Apollo 17 Lunar Module ""Challenger"". While all of the orbiters were externally practically identical, they had minor differences in their interiors. New equipment for the Orbiters was installed in the same order that they underwent maintenance work, and the newer orbiters were constructed by Rockwell International, under NASA supervision, with some more advanced, lighter in weight, structural elements. Thus, the newer orbiters (""Discovery"", ""Atlantis"" and ""Endeavour"") had slightly more cargo capacity than ""Columbia"" or ""Challenger"". The"
"14. Ed Mitchell, Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 14, took his to the Moon's surface in a PPK. These were often retained by the astronauts for many years; Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong kept his until he died, and they were not offered for sale until 2018. The Apollo 15 mission began when the spacecraft blasted off from KSC on July 26, 1971, and ended when the astronauts and the Command Module ""Endeavour"" were recovered by the aircraft carrier on August 7. Onboard ""Endeavour"" were Mission Commander David Scott, Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden and Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin. The"
"Additional numbers following page numbers for some books are Kindle locations. Apollo 15 postal covers incident The Apollo 15 postal covers incident, a 1972 NASA scandal, involved the astronauts of Apollo 15, who carried about 400 unauthorized postal covers into space and to the Moon's surface on the lunar lander ""Falcon"". Some of the envelopes were sold later at high prices by West German stamp dealer Hermann Sieger, and are known as ""Sieger covers"". The crew of Apollo 15, David Scott, Alfred Worden and James Irwin, agreed to take payments for carrying the covers; though they returned the money, they"
"and unveiled on Constitution Day, September 17, 1976, a letter-writing campaign by Trekkies to then President Gerald Ford asked that the orbiter be named after the Starship ""Enterprise"", featured on the television show """". Although Ford did not mention the campaign, instead saying he was ""partial to the name"" ""Enterprise"", he directed NASA officials to change the name. ""Columbia"" was named for the historical poetic name for the United States of America, like the explorer ship of Captain Robert Gray and the Command Module of Apollo 11, the first manned landing on another celestial body. ""Atlantis"" was named after the"
"with the ascent and descent stages still attached, an Apollo Command/Service Module labeled ""Apollo 100"", and Skylab. There are also two spaceships named after two popular GPS brands: Garmin and TomTom. The Fourth Doctor from the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", as portrayed by Tom Baker, makes a cameo appearance emerging from the body of the four-dimensional space whale near the end of the episode. The Monolith from """" also makes an appearance. The scene where the crew find and enter the old Planet Express ship (whose crew's fate is unknown) is similar to a scene and the"
"Apollo 15 Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the United States' Apollo program, the fourth to land on the Moon, and the eighth successful manned mission. It was the first of what were termed ""J missions"", long stays on the Moon, with a greater focus on science than had been possible on previous missions. It was also the first mission on which the Lunar Roving Vehicle was used. A recording of the launch was included in the Sounds of Earth carried by the ""Voyager 1"" and ""Voyager 2"" space probes. The mission began on July 26, 1971, and"
"Apollo 15 Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the United States' Apollo program, the fourth to land on the Moon, and the eighth successful manned mission. It was the first of what were termed ""J missions"", long stays on the Moon, with a greater focus on science than had been possible on previous missions. It was also the first mission on which the Lunar Roving Vehicle was used. A recording of the launch was included in the Sounds of Earth carried by the ""Voyager 1"" and ""Voyager 2"" space probes. The mission began on July 26, 1971, and"
"shop. William H. Patterson, in his Heinlein biography ""Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Vol. 1 - Learning Curve (1907-1948)"", identified the blind machinist as Tony Damico. References to Rhysling and ""the green hills of Earth"" were made by Apollo 15 astronauts. They named a crater near their landing site ""Rhysling."" This name has since been adopted officially. Capcom Joe Allen on Earth summoned David Scott and Jim Irwin, as their third moonwalk was ending, with the words ""As the space poet Rhysling would say, we're ready for you to 'come back again to the homes of men"
"2009, the vessel (named ""Cosmos"" and registered in the United Arab Emirates), was in the hands of Platinum Yachts for conversion into a private yacht, but work had been suspended. HMAS Cook HMAS ""Cook"" (GOR 291/A 219), named after Captain James Cook, was an oceanographic research vessel of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Design work for a dedicated oceanographic research vessel to replace the converted frigate began in the late 1960s. The ship was ordered in 1973. ""Cook"" was in length overall, with a beam of and a draught of . Displacement was 1,900 tons at standard load, and 2,450"
"his next assignment, Scott was designated backup spacecraft commander for Apollo 12. Scott made his third space flight as spacecraft commander of Apollo 15 (July 26–August 7, 1971). His companions on the flight were Alfred M. Worden (Command Module Pilot) and James B. Irwin (Lunar Module Pilot). Apollo 15 was the fourth successful manned lunar landing mission and the first to land near mountains instead of the relatively flat mare region where the previous three missions had landed. The landing site was between Hadley Rille and Apennine Mountains which are located on the southeast edge of the Mare Imbrium (Sea"
"insignia. At Scheer's suggestion, the CM was named ""Columbia"" after ""Columbiad"", the giant cannon that launched a spacecraft (also from Florida) in Jules Verne's 1865 novel ""From the Earth to the Moon"". It also referenced Columbia, a historical name of the United States. The astronaut had personal preference kits (PPKs), small bags containing personal items of significance that they wanted to take with them on the mission. Five PPKs were carried on Apollo 11: three (one for each astronaut) were stowed on ""Columbia"" before launch, and two on ""Eagle"". Neil Armstrong's LM PPK contained a piece of wood from the"
"HMAS Cook HMAS ""Cook"" (GOR 291/A 219), named after Captain James Cook, was an oceanographic research vessel of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Design work for a dedicated oceanographic research vessel to replace the converted frigate began in the late 1960s. The ship was ordered in 1973. ""Cook"" was in length overall, with a beam of and a draught of . Displacement was 1,900 tons at standard load, and 2,450 tons at full load. Propulsion machinery consisted of diesel engines, connected to two propeller shafts. Top speed was , with a range of at . ""Cook"" was operated by a"
"RV Neil Armstrong (AGOR-27) RV ""Neil Armstrong"" (AGOR-27) is the designation for a new oceanographic research ship, first of the s, to be owned by the United States Navy and operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced on September 24, 2012 that the research vessel was to be named after Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon and a former naval aviator who served in the Korean War. The ship was ordered in May 2010 as a replacement for , operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution since 1970. The ship was"
"renamed by Captain James Cook when he came here in November 1769 to observe the transit of Mercury. Cook was accompanied by Charles Green, the Royal Society expedition astronomer who died on the homeward journey in 1771. From Cook's journal - ""my reasons for putting in here were the hopes of discerning a good harbour and the desire I had of being in some convenient place to observe the Transit of Mercury, which happens on the 9th instant and will be wholly visible here if the day is clear between 5 and 6 o'clock."" Cook also named the Whitianga Harbour"
"manned spaceflight, including avionics, telecommunications, and computers. The Apollo program was conceived during the Eisenhower administration in early 1960, as a follow-up to Project Mercury. While the Mercury capsule could only support one astronaut on a limited Earth orbital mission, Apollo would carry three astronauts. Possible missions included ferrying crews to a space station, circumlunar flights, and eventual manned lunar landings. The program was named after Apollo, the Greek god of light, music, and the sun, by NASA manager Abe Silverstein, who later said that ""I was naming the spacecraft like I'd name my baby."" Silverstein chose the name at"
"Starship Enterprise Enterprise or USS ""Enterprise (often referred to as the ""Starship ""Enterprise"") is the name of several fictional spacecraft, some of which are the main craft and setting for various television series and films in the ""Star Trek"" science fiction franchise. The most notable were Captain James T. Kirk's from the , and Captain Jean-Luc Picard's from """". Two spacecraft with the name ""Enterprise"" predate the United Federation of Planets in ""Star Trek""s fictional timeline. Registry: USS ""Enterprise"" (XCV 330) Class: ""Declaration"" Service: circa 2130s Captain: Unknown This USS ""Enterprise"" (XCV 330) appears in """" (1979) among a series"
"Apollo 15 postal covers incident The Apollo 15 postal covers incident, a 1972 NASA scandal, involved the astronauts of Apollo 15, who carried about 400 unauthorized postal covers into space and to the Moon's surface on the lunar lander ""Falcon"". Some of the envelopes were sold later at high prices by West German stamp dealer Hermann Sieger, and are known as ""Sieger covers"". The crew of Apollo 15, David Scott, Alfred Worden and James Irwin, agreed to take payments for carrying the covers; though they returned the money, they were reprimanded by NASA. Amid much press coverage of the incident,"
"RRS James Cook The RRS ""James Cook"" is a British Royal Research Ship operated by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). She was built in 2006 to replace the ageing RRS ""Charles Darwin"" with funds from Britain's NERC and the DTI's Large Scientific Facilities Fund. She was named after Captain James Cook, the British explorer, navigator and cartographer at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton by HRH The Princess Royal. On her maiden scientific voyage, on 5 March 2007, ""James Cook"" was involved in the discovery of what is believed to be the world's deepest undersea volcanic vents, while in the"
"June 1971. The lunar crater ""Volkov"" is also named after him. The minor planets 1789 Dobrovolsky and 1791 Patsayev were named in honour of his dead crew members. The names of all three cosmonauts are also engraved on the plaque next to the sculpture of the ""Fallen Astronaut"" on the Moon, which was placed there during the Apollo 15 mission, containing the names of eight American astronauts and six Soviet cosmonauts, who had all died in service. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center before November 1977 (). 1790 Volkov 1790 Volkov, provisional designation , is"
"Angeles. ""Columbia"" was named after the American sloop ""Columbia Rediviva"" which, from 1787 to 1793, under the command of Captain Robert Gray, explored the US Pacific Northwest and became the first American vessel to circumnavigate the globe. It is also named after the Command Module of Apollo 11, the first manned landing on another celestial body. ""Columbia"" was also the female symbol of the United States. After construction, the orbiter arrived at Kennedy Space Center on March 25, 1979, to prepare for its first launch. ""Columbia"" was originally scheduled to lift off in late 1979, however the launch date was"
"the ""Enterprise""-E), under an official license from CBS. Starship Enterprise Enterprise or USS ""Enterprise (often referred to as the ""Starship ""Enterprise"") is the name of several fictional spacecraft, some of which are the main craft and setting for various television series and films in the ""Star Trek"" science fiction franchise. The most notable were Captain James T. Kirk's from the , and Captain Jean-Luc Picard's from """". Two spacecraft with the name ""Enterprise"" predate the United Federation of Planets in ""Star Trek""s fictional timeline. Registry: USS ""Enterprise"" (XCV 330) Class: ""Declaration"" Service: circa 2130s Captain: Unknown This USS ""Enterprise"" (XCV"
"the number 7 (representing the seven original astronauts), and were used as the call signs by the capsule communicators (CAPCOMs). In Project Gemini, the astronauts were not officially permitted to name their two-man spacecraft, which was identified by ""Gemini"" followed by the mission number (3 through 12). A notable exception was that Gus Grissom named his Gemini 3 spacecraft ""Molly Brown"" after the ""Titanic"" survivor, as a joke based on his experience with his ""Liberty Bell 7"" capsule sinking. This name was used as a call sign by CAPCOM L. Gordon Cooper, without NASA's approval. Starting with the second flight"
"as an active participant in the construction of the International Space Station. Both vessels use the British English spelling of the word, rather than the American English form, in honor of the British HMS ""Endeavour"", the ship of Captain James Cook on his first voyage of discovery (1768–1771). USS Endeavor (AFDL-1) USS Endeavor was a 200-foot AFDL-1 Class Small Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock in service with the United States Navy during World War II. Built and delivered by Chicago Bridge and Iron in Morgan City, Louisiana in September 1943, she entered service as USS AFD-1. She was redesignated AFDL-1 on"
"submarine. While hunting for the submarine, Cook misjudged his altitude because of cloudy weather and struck the side of a mountain (Ouassio Hill) crashing to his death. He is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Section O, Grave 440. In his honor, the Indianapolis Municipal Airport was renamed Weir Cook Municipal Airport and in 1944 a Liberty ship was named H. Weir Cook. In 1976, Weir Cook Municipal Airport was renamed Indianapolis International Airport, but due to the outcry by veterans' groups, the newly constructed terminal building of the airport was named after him on October"
"upright. He also denies it was agreed he would remain anonymous. Both his and Scott's versions of events are given in an article in ""Slate"" magazine in 2013. During the Apollo 15 mission, near the completion of his work on the lunar surface on August 1, 1971, Scott secretly placed the ""Fallen Astronaut"" on the Moon, along with a plaque bearing the names of eight American astronauts and six Soviet cosmonauts who had died in service: Scott photographed the memorial, but waited for a post-mission press conference to publicly disclose its existence. Later, he noted that ""Sadly, two names are"
"Colonel Cook and the Medal of Honor he received. ""The coat of arms in full color as in the blazon, upon a white background enclosed within a dark blue oval border edged on the outside with a gold rope and bearing the inscription ""USS DONALD COOK"" at the top and ""DDG 75"" in the base all gold."" USS Donald Cook USS ""Donald Cook"" (DDG-75) is an guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy named for Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Donald Cook. This ship is the 25th destroyer of her class. USS ""Donald Cook"" was the 14th ship of"
"Director Caspar Weinberger was opposed to this, and persuaded Nixon to keep the remaining missions. Apollo 15 was launched on July 26, 1971, with David Scott, Alfred Worden and James Irwin. Scott and Irwin landed on July 30 near Hadley Rille, and spent just under two days, 19 hours on the surface. In over 18 hours of EVA, they collected about of lunar material. Apollo 16 landed in the Descartes Highlands on April 20, 1972. The crew was commanded by John Young, with Ken Mattingly and Charles Duke. Young and Duke spent just under three days on the surface, with"
"Apollon XI Apollon XI was an Epirotiki Lines cruise ship, which was named after both the Greek sun god Apollo and the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the Moon. Initially it was built as a passenger ship under the name Irish Coast for Coast Lines Ltd, Glasgow. She was chartered by Burns & Laird Lines Ltd. for the service between Belfast and Liverpool, also from Cork to Fishguard, Dublin to Liverpool and for the service Glasgow - Dublin - Liverpool. In 1968 she was acquired by Epirotiki and changed several names until she took the final"
"8 are the names of the three astronauts. The initial design of the insignia was developed by Jim Lovell, who reportedly sketched it while riding in the back seat of a T-38 flight from California to Houston shortly after learning of the Apollo 8's re-designation as a lunar-orbital mission. The crew wanted to name their spacecraft, but NASA did not allow it. The crew would have likely chosen ""Columbiad"", the name of the giant cannon that launches a space vehicle in Jules Verne's 1865 novel ""From the Earth to the Moon"". The Apollo 11 CM was named ""Columbia"" in part"
"EAS Pollux The Omega class destroyer E.A.S. ""Pollux"" was an Earth Alliance starship in the ""Babylon 5"" science fiction universe. She was named after Pollux from Greek mythology, who was a son of Leda and the Swan - who was the God Jupiter in disguise. In the latter half of 2261, President Morgan Clark began ordering his forces to attack civilian targets in order to force the surrender of those who opposed him. He may have also done this to provoke rebel leaders into attacking him. Two large commercial liners that held a combined total of 10,000 refugees were intercepted"
"tourist attraction. The name of the island came about because of the apparent ""magnetic"" effect it had on the ship's compass of Captain Cook as he passed the island when sailing up the east coast of Australia in 1770. People have since explored the general area of Magnetic Island with various instruments to discover what might have caused the effect that Cook reported, but nothing has been discovered. The island's mysterious magnetic effect is the basis for the 2015 speculative fiction novel 'A Tango with the Dragon.' The local name for the island is ""Maggie Isle"", ""Maggie Island"", or ""The"