A.R.S.E., the Australian space agency name we could only dream of
While there's plenty of talk and excitement over Australia's forthcoming space agency, there are still plenty of unanswered questions over the details.
Most important of all details? The name of the agency.
Fortunately, someone out there has come up with the best possible name for the agency, which we sorely, hopefully, wish was true: A.R.S.E., or Australian Research and Space Exploration.
A.R.S.E. has been making some waves on the internet recently, with its own Facebook and Instagram pages, but again, it's merely an amusing riff on the upcoming space agency and not what it'll be actually called.
"Australian Research & Space Exploration is an independent campaign designed to promote the space program and all related efforts in Australia. We support Australia's commitment to space exploration, development and research," A.R.S.E.'s statement reads.
"It's a large but an important step to take. We believe it will be, 'One small step for man, one giant leap for down under.'"
While A.R.S.E. may not offer much in terms of space policy, it seems like a clever way to sell some merchandise, in the same vein as the "CU in the NT" campaign of yore.
