As regular readers know, I'm a long time science fiction reader, though not as much as formerly. One of my all time favorite TV series was Firefly.
The series was a sort of combination of hard sci fi and western, set in a future that followed a multi planetary civil war. Our protagonists were veterans of the losing side. The short-lived series spawned a spin-off film - Serenity - with the same cast.
What I didn't know, but this article reveals, is that there is a firm making rockets and spacecraft which has appropriated the name Firefly. The article indicates the firm is a NASA contractor. Hat tip to sci fi fan Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit for the link.
Keeping the dream alive....
