[Technology] Mars Rover needs a name - its gotta be spaceymcspaceface!

[desprateseagull]

https://events.airbus.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=200179103


Public being asked to suggest names.. it may end up like #boatymcboatface all over again, but in space!

here's the twitter thread, for your consideration..

https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=#spaceymcspaceface&src=typd

 

[Stat Brother]

BoatyMcBoatface was the high water mark for allowing the British public to choose something, and gave notice to the fact we can't be trusted to make any other decisions.

 

[essbee1]

Name will be decided by a panel ultimately - so no fun to be had there.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Dead meme.

 

[Mr Putdown]

Why do you think it’s got to be something so unoriginal and tired as spaceymcspaceface?

That joke sunk years ago.

 

[maffew]

It should be called Roy or Marvin

 

[Dick Swiveller]

It should be called Roy or Marvin

It should be the "Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator"

 

[AmexRuislip]

Chocolate dog

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Galaxy MG

 

[maffew]

I am sure with nscs creative minds and voting power we can come up with something

 

[hart's shirt]

Kevin Spacey / R2 MeToo

 

[studio150]

X

or

Kerbcrawler

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Aitch Gee Wells!

TNBA

TTF

 

[Hillian1]

Cecil Rhodes.

 

[schmunk]

Andrew, or indeed Johnny.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Mars Brilliant All-terrain Rover