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May 1977 — naming process not yet started, according to a letter from the Associate Admininstrator for External Affairs Jan. 1978 — Office of Public Affairs internal memo suggested that Orbiter 102 be named Kitty Hawk May 1978 — a naming committee that was formed at NASA HQ reported a list of recommended "names having a significant relationship to the heritage of the United States or to the shuttle's mission of exploration." [i]Kitty Hawk[/i] was 11th in a prioritized list of 15 names headed by [i]Constitution[/i] and [i]Independence.[/i] ([i]Columbia[/i] was not on that list.)
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