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What would you name the first baby born in space?

Outer space; stars.

After all the excitement surrounding the re-entry of NASA’s Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) last week, I thought this would be a fun topic.

Let’s say that a baby is about to be born aboard the International Space Station. People all over the globe are getting ready to celebrate the birth of mankind’s very first space-baby.

The baby’s astronaut-mom, who happens to be from an English-speaking nation, has generously agreed to let an Earthbound person do the naming. And that lucky Earthbound person is you.

What name do you select if the baby is a boy? How about a girl?

Do the names reflect the unique circumstances/significance of the birth? Why or why not?

Some inspiration:

[Related: What would you name an 11-11-11 baby?]

Baby born to astronaut in orbit, named Tarali (“star”)

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On June 17, 2004, Mike Fincke became the first U.S. astronaut to welcome a child while in orbit.

While he was aboard the International Space Station, his Assamese-American wife Renita gave birth to a baby girl back in Houston. They named the baby Tarali Paulina.

Fincke proudly informed Mission Control that Tara — the first two syllables of the name — means “star” in the Indian dialect of his wife’s family. Their son, who is not quite 3, is named Chandra, which means “moon.”

“My wife had already given me the moon, now she’s given me a star,” he said.

They have since had a third child, a daughter named Surya, whose name means “sun” in Assamese.

The second baby to be born to an American astronaut while in orbit was named Abigail Mae. She was born on November 21, 2009, to astronaut Randolph Bresnik and his wife Rebecca.

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Image: Hubble Catches Celestial Prawn Drifting Through the Cosmic Deep