I thought it might be interesting to brainstorm some potential names for satellites, capsules, orbiters etc. for countries that either never had those when they existed or have not launched any while still existing, plausibility aside.
For an independent German space program (Nazi or otherwise) -- yea, I guess it is a bit cliché, but Walküre does sound pretty sweet as a name of a satellite. Maybe not use that one for manned spacecraft though, since the Valkyries tend to, you know, take people to the afterlife.
Now the idea that actually made me create this thread: if, for whatever reason, there had been or were to be a major Finnish project of launching a satellite into orbit (no, I don't count the Aalto University microsatellites as they had no input from the government), I think Ilmatar would be a very fitting name.
For an independent German space program (Nazi or otherwise) -- yea, I guess it is a bit cliché, but Walküre does sound pretty sweet as a name of a satellite. Maybe not use that one for manned spacecraft though, since the Valkyries tend to, you know, take people to the afterlife.
Now the idea that actually made me create this thread: if, for whatever reason, there had been or were to be a major Finnish project of launching a satellite into orbit (no, I don't count the Aalto University microsatellites as they had no input from the government), I think Ilmatar would be a very fitting name.