How Ripley's ship in Alien got the name USCSS Nostromo

The USCSS Nostromo, that famous ship from the iconic sci-fi horror classic, Alien, was named after a key character from a ...
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‘Alien’ was not originally going to be called ‘Alien’: this was the original title of the movie and the ship Nostromo

An idea is born, evolves, takes shape and takes on a life of its own. When screenwriter Dan O’Bannon began outlining the script for Alien, he looked at several sci-fi and horror productions. “I didn’t ...