So I happen to be re-reading Larry Niven / Jerry Pournelle “Footfall”, and I am struck by this passage:
“…as far as I know, though, Michael is the only quick and dirty way we have to get a battleship into space.”
“Michael?” The President asked.
“Sorry, sir. We’ve already given it a code name. The Archangel Michael cast Satan out of Heaven.”
“Appropriate enough name. However, our immediate problem is to get them out of Kansas…”
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