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Name Origins

The following describes the origins of some of the names used in Bluedog Design Bureau for those curious. This is by no means exhaustive. However it should provide insight into the kind of inane logic that comes into generating names for BDB parts. As a general rule of thumb, most parts that need a “name” in their description get a name based on the first interesting word on their Wikipedia page.

If this is all too much for you, there is a Real Names MM patch in BDB Options folder.

  1. Hermes - Hermes is the Greek name for the Roman god Mercury. The name was chosen by PassingLurker, who originally made the Bloeting Corp parts.
  2. Viklun - Named after former Overkill composer Simon Viklund. Appropriate for a Viking rocket.
  3. Alpha and Alphastar - An ‘A’ name was needed to correspond to ‘Able’. ‘Alpha’ was cool enough.
  4. Etoh - The Redstone missile was powered by liquid oxygen, and ethyl alcohol mixed with water. Ethyl alcohol’s structural formula is often abbreviated to ‘EtOH’.
  5. Vicenza - The 30th Field Artillery Regiment, based in Vicenza, Italy was one of the users of the MGM-29 Sergeant missile, on which the Baby Sergeants used for Juno 1 and 2 were based.
  6. Chryslus - The Jupiter rocket was manufactured by the Chrysler company. Chryslus is a fictional equivalent from the Fallout universe.
  7. Bossart - Karel Jan Bossart was creator of the Atlas ICBM.
  8. Muo - Derived from the name of the MUOS satellites, which were launched on Atlas V rockets.
  9. Belle - The Agena upper stage was powered by an engine from Bell Aerospace.
  10. Inon - Centaur did not have a good name forthcoming and eventually was named after Inon Zur, composer for the Fallout series among other games.
  11. Fenris - Also known as Fenrir, a giant wolf from Norse mythology.
  12. Daleth - Delta is the fourth letter of the greek alphabet. Daleth is the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  13. Dioscuri - Another name for the star Castor.
  14. Prometheus - In Greek mythology, Prometheus was one of the Titans, specifically the one who gave man fire. All the Prometheus parts are named after Titans, or phonetic alterations to the names of the Titans after BDB ran out of Titan names.

Crew Modules

  • Hermes = Mercury
  • Leo = Gemini
  • Kane = Apollo

Upper Stages

  • Vicenza = Baby Sergeant
  • Alpha = Able
  • Alphastar = Ablestar
  • Belle = Agena
  • Inon = Centaur

Launch Vehicles

  • Viklun = Vanguard
  • Etoh = Redstone/Juno I
  • Rosuette = Diamant
  • Chryslus = Jupiter/ Juno II
  • Bossart = Atlas
  • Muo = Atlas V
  • Fenris = Thor
  • Daleth = Delta
  • Prometheus = Titan
  • Konan = Barbarian
  • Sarnus = Saturn

Solids

  • Dioscuri = Castor