there is so much open space
i would assume so.
It is named the International Space Station or ISS.
The Hubble Space Telescope was named after Edwin Hubble.
yes
Venus by the Romans
A group of scientists decided to name space "space" because they saw how empty it is and how much space there is in what we now know as "space".
The Soviet Union sent a dog named Laika into space on July 22, 1951.
J Class racing yachts that competed for the Americas cup.
The first dog in space was named Laika
A robotic arm named the Canadarm.
The first reusable space ship was the Space Shuttle created by NASA. Named Space Shuttle Columbia.
The only Space Shuttle named Explorer is a full sized replica/mockup/model of the Space Shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Many space missions of varying types have been named Explorer.