Petition to name the first Dragon Capsule "Jebadiah Kerman"

[Benjamin Kerman]

Hey KSP community! 

There is a petition going around right now to name the first Dragon Capusle "Jebediah Kerman". Sign it here: 

https://www.change.org/p/elon-musk-name-the-first-manned-dragon-spacecraft-jebediah-kerman?utm_medium=email&utm_source=notification&utm_campaign=petition_signer_receipt_b&share_context=signature_receipt&recruiter=708614663

Lets do this!

Disclaimer: I did not make this petition, I just found it on the KSP reddit (reddit.com/r/kerbalspaceprogram).

Edited April 14, 2017 by Benjamin Kerman

[Nibb31]

At least spell it right.

[kerbiloid]

Authors of the petition presume that faces of the Dragon crew will look like the trio on KSP splashscreen? Or that chief engineer will wear a combat helmet aslant?

[wumpus]

Elon Musk will take one look of that, consider just how often Jeb's rockets explode, and dump the idea for a better name.

[Mitchz95]

14 hours ago, wumpus said:

Elon Musk will take one look of that, consider just how often Jeb's rockets explode, and dump the idea for a better name.

Wasn't he the one that pioneered the term "rapid unplanned disassembly"?

[Nibb31]

6 hours ago, Mitchz95 said:

Wasn't he the one that pioneered the term "rapid unplanned disassembly"?

No he wasn't. It's been around for decades.

[IllyrianTheGreat]

It won't work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabalieh

[kerbiloid]

As they have cloned the KSC from KSP to the IRL, they just must marry honor the KSP heroes.

[WinkAllKerb'']

why not after all

[monstah]

Considering his two barges are named after literary ships, and that he has stated "KSP is awesome", I don't see why he wouldn't at least consider.

[ZooNamedGames]

I reject this petition and demand it be named Valentina Kerman. She is better and deserves it.

[DarkOwl57]

There's a good portion of the world that's never even heard of KSP; much less Jebediah Kerman. Also, this is going to be a multi-million dollar rocket. Why would they name it after a video game character?

[Mitchz95]

20 minutes ago, DarkOwl57 said:

There's a good portion of the world that's never even heard of KSP; much less Jebediah Kerman. Also, this is going to be a multi-million dollar rocket. Why would they name it after a video game character?

I'd never heard of the Culture novels before SpaceX...

[DarkOwl57]

3 minutes ago, Mitchz95 said:

I'd never heard of the Culture novels before SpaceX...

huuuuhhhh?

[kerbiloid]

8 hours ago, DarkOwl57 said:

There's a good portion of the world that's never even heard of KSP; much less Jebediah Kerman.

And we cannot but be seriously concerned by this.

8 hours ago, DarkOwl57 said:

Also, this is going to be a multi-million dollar rocket. Why would they name it after a video game character?

 

8 hours ago, DarkOwl57 said:

huuuuhhhh?

Just Read the Instructions and Of Course I Still Love You?

[Razorforce7]

All real life rockets have names of greek, roman gods/words or other divine mythological fellas.

Of real life rockets the dragon capsule is part of mankind its first reusable space transport system.

How absolutely unfitting would it be then to name if after Jebediah instead of a supposed super deity from the past.
Finally after decades of hard work we came up with a reusable pod, more modern and high tech then all the other crew capsules before it. And you want to name it Jebediah Kerman?
A pixelated green goblin that smiles as if hes on nitrous oxide 24/7. A fella that is probably the most tortured and mortally abused kerbal out there considering how often this guy died and survived re-entry and such.

I mean how far has humanity sunk? To idolize a green computer animated goblin to be praised over greater names such as Atlas or Apollo. Is that the same mentality that makes you buy a ticket to watch Madonna live or something?

[kerbiloid]

3 hours ago, Razorforce7 said:

All real life rockets have names of greek, roman gods/words or other divine mythological fellas.

They gods especially dislike when one calls them "fellas". _{"Comrades", maybe "colleagues"...}

P.S.
Aggregat A2 were called Max und Moritz.

Spoiler

 

Edited April 18, 2017 by kerbiloid

[Brent Kerman]

Lets make sure Elon Musk sees this!

[Mitchz95]

8 hours ago, Razorforce7 said:

All real life rockets have names of greek, roman gods/words or other divine mythological fellas.

Of real life rockets the dragon capsule is part of mankind its first reusable space transport system.

How absolutely unfitting would it be then to name if after Jebediah instead of a supposed super deity from the past.
Finally after decades of hard work we came up with a reusable pod, more modern and high tech then all the other crew capsules before it. And you want to name it Jebediah Kerman?
A pixelated green goblin that smiles as if hes on nitrous oxide 24/7. A fella that is probably the most tortured and mortally abused kerbal out there considering how often this guy died and survived re-entry and such.

I mean how far has humanity sunk? To idolize a green computer animated goblin to be praised over greater names such as Atlas or Apollo. Is that the same mentality that makes you buy a ticket to watch Madonna live or something?

The Apollo 10 capsule was named Charlie Brown. And Elon wants to name the first ITS the Heart of Gold (from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy). And the Falcon series of rockets is named after the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars.

For a class of ships, I agree a more professional name would probably be better. But for individual ships, I see no reason to hold back. If you're gonna be living in that tin can for months or years, you've damn well earned the right to call it what you want.

Edited April 18, 2017 by Mitchz95

[Green Baron]

Tell me when it starts and if it passes over the Canaries, so i can take shelter from the whale and the bowl of petunias.

Oh ! The whale is already here ! Now *that* was improbable ...

 

Edited April 18, 2017 by Green Baron

[Piscator]

I was about to suggest calling it "Puff (the Magic Dragon)", but then I read that's where the name originally came from. Doesn't seem very surprising in retrospect.

[kerbiloid]

Gemini-3 was named Molly Brown, after a musicle character.

[Brent Kerman]

3 to 500. This needs shared on the Daily Kerbal!

[Gargamel]

On 4/17/2017 at 4:49 PM, Mitchz95 said:

I'd never heard of the Culture novels before SpaceX...

Never heard of them until right now. 

[tater]

Phil Bono would be more deserving of something named after him by either SpaceX or BO at some point when they fly to orbit.