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Forum:	Space Shuttles - Space Station
Topic:	STS-130: NASA names ISS Node 3 "Tranquility"

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: [B] [QUOTE]Originally posted by mjanovec: [b]Now whenever I will hear "Tranquility" mentioned with regards to the space station, it will only serve as a reminder of a time when the manned space program wasn't stuck in low earth orbit.[/b][/QUOTE] On the other hand, there hasn't been a time in our history since Apollo when we have had more people actively working to return us to the Moon than now (and I am not just referring to NASA's efforts). I think there's something appropriate about having one of the last pieces of the current program serve as a symbolic bridge to the next one. But then, I wrote pretty much the same thing almost four months ago: <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]Personally, I suggested Tranquility, as it speaks to our past, our future and is synonymous with serenity.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE>[/B][/QUOTE]
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