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The first Space Shuttle was to be named "Constitution", but after a major letter writing campaign by Star Trek fans, its name was affectionately changed to "Enterprise".

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The first Space Shuttle was to be named "Constitution", but after a major letter writing campaign by Star Trek fans, its name was affectionately changed to "Enterprise".
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A write-in campaign led to the first space shuttle being named Enterprise rather than Constitution.[22]@Curionic

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The term "Glitch" was first used to describe rocket malfunctions during the Space Race of the 1950's

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The term "Glitch" was first used to describe rocket malfunctions during the Space Race of the 1950's