Do you think ST writers will use the name Columbia somewhere

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Do you think ST writers will use the name Columbia somewhere

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I bet Star Trek writers are going to use the Columbia disaster and name one of the shuttles to after Columbia or use it on a passing by starship.
They did that in TNG when Challenger exploded they named a shuttle after it. :(
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Dark Primus wrote:I bet Star Trek writers are going to use the Columbia disaster and name one of the shuttles to after Columbia or use it on a passing by starship.
They did that in TNG when Challenger exploded they named a shuttle after it. :(
they did more than that. there is a challenger class starship. one was destroyed at wolf 359 IIRC
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In 2273, the Columbia was ordered to rendezvous with the U.S.S. Revere by Commodore Probert. ST1 The Motion Picture.

Also the Challenger was an Excelsior in ST6 and a Galaxy in a future VOY timeline under the comand of Geordi.
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anarchistbunny wrote:Alsothe Challenger was an Excelsior in ST6and a Galaxy in a future VOY timeline under the comand of Geordi.
???

Where was that?
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???

Where was that?
During the episode when Voyager crashed on that ice planet while testing its new warp drive.
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jaeger115 wrote:
???

Where was that?
During the episode when Voyager crashed on that ice planet while testing its new warp drive.
He was referring to the Excelsior Challenger.
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Would they do it in tribute or just to capitalize on the disaster, though? That's the real question.
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How could they use it to capitalize on the name? To capitalize on something you need to, you know, make capital from it. Changing a ship-of-the-week's name to Colombia would do nothing to Paramount's profits.
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