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Thursday, August 27, 2026

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Here’s your chance to name a spaceship something prescreened and dull.

Virgin Galactic is running a poll to choose the name for an upcoming member of its fleet. Unfortunately, you’re limited to voting for a preselected group of four finalists: Horizon, Explorer, Ascend, and Apeiron. All appropriately boring names — no Rocket McRocketface here. [Link: Name a Virgin Galactic Spaceship. Shape a Piece of Spaceflight History. | https://www.virgingalactic.com/news/name-a-virgin-galactic-spaceship-shape-a-piece-of-spaceflight-history | Virgin Galactic]

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Virgin Galactic is running a poll to choose the name for an upcoming member of its fleet. Unfortunately, you’re limited to voting for a preselected group of four finalists: Horizon, Explorer, Ascend, and Apeiron. All appropriately boring names — no Rocket McRocketface here.

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