Never really thought that the wise guys over at NASA would make spelling mistakes. I always thought that they’re so fine-tuned that such errors as this won’t find it’s way to the launchpad but here you go… believe it or not! This is real life funny stuff.
NASA scrambled one of it’s men out to pad 39A to replace a sign that has the orbiter Endeavour’s name spelled wrong. They then posted a photo at the Kennedy Space Center’s web site. Problem was when the shuttle was rolled out to its seaside launch complex last Wednesday, one item was missing: the “u” in Endeavour.
The wrong version
The quick-fixed version
Why does it need the “u”? Isn’t Endeavor correct anyway?
Well, the orbiter is named after HM Bark Endeavour, the ship commanded by 18th century explorer James Cook; the name also honored Endeavour, the Command Module of Apollo 15. According to answers.com, this is why the name is spelled in the British English manner.
Geez… now I know we’ll see all manner of mistakes in NASA.
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