Elite Dangerous - Naming 138 Facilities - Grand Tour System Col 285 Sector WL-L c8-40

The Name's the Thing – Or, How I Named 138 Stations, Settlements, Ports, and whatnot...
Introduction To The Grand Tour, PART IV

Probably boring to read about, but naming all the facilities was fun. A few have custom names, but the vast majority were random… eventually. Some facilities were incredibly stubborn and took many re-rolls to get a good name.  Others rolled good names right off the bat. I tried to spend less than an hour clicking the button for a good name, but some just didn’t cooperate.

• In most cases, priority goes to Science Fiction authors, preferably from around 1900 - 1990.
•  2nd Priority went to RNG rolled names that had a personal connection for me. 
  You’ll notice there are no less than 8 places named LUNA. That’s because she’s our only dog. We both spend a lot of time and attention on her.  If Luna's name came up, I always took it.
• Sometimes, a name just made me laugh, and that was good enough.
• Then there were the ones that refused to roll a good name.
  In some cases, I just gave up and took the first one that seemed sort-of-okay. Went back later and tried again.  Sometimes I had to accept names outside my chosen parameters.
• A small number cost ARX for custom names. 
  Memorials to family who have passed on; tributes to still-living family (Mainly Monique, and Mom); or a fond tip of the hat to favorites, like Star Trek, Sherlock Holmes, and Terry Pratchett.
  
  

I used Google to help me identify names I didn’t recognize, and AI to write many of the descriptions. Not only is AI theme-appropriate “Science Fiction” to a child of the 1960’s, it’s also a time-saving godsend. I've edited all the AI descriptions in varying degrees, and the rest are purely my own fabrication. No need to blame AI for everything.  
This project has already taken many months; I'm grateful for anything that saves time.

All these ‘biographies’ will probably bore most readers. I wanted somewhere to document what each choice meant to me, because this helps me retain my own memories better. So if you’re interested, I’m grateful. And if not… it’s okay. This is mainly an effort to keep memories that are meaningful to me.

There are 32 videos, 30 actual blog posts.
You can see an index of all the posts, with direct links, by clicking "Grand Tour Index Page" near the top of the each post.
The blog posts include descriptions explaining the meaning behind each name.  Many I knew from reading them when I was younger, some needed research before choosing. 
All 138 facilities are listed in order of distance from the sun.  At least, according to the in-game architect’s view.

Each facility displays location by:

• Planet/orbital designation
• Facility name
• Type
• Largest landing pad.

The following posts (and videos) are broken apart to keep reasonable lengths per page.