-=> Quoting Peter Lutz to Rosemary Ighel <=-
 PL> Enterprise, (pick a letter) was named after the carrier.
 PL> Remember, the Shuttle program did not start until the 70's and Trek
 PL> began in 66. 
   1960s: Star Trek. After several other suggestions are rejected, the 
starship is named "Enterprise".
   1970s: NASA goes looking for a name for its space shuttle, and is flooded 
with letters suggesting that it be named "Enterprise" in honour of the 
starship.
   1980s: Star Trek TNG. In one of the rooms on the Enterprise-D, there is a 
display showing models of the past Enterprises. As well as the E-C, E-B, E-A, 
and E-original starships, there is a model of the space shuttle Enterprise,
implying that in the Star Trek universe the starship was named in honour of 
the space shuttle.
Paul
... History does repeat itself. But not as often as TV repeats old movies.  
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