I agree with your enthusiasm, Raoul. Capsules are just fine and they offer the quickest way to get a reliable orbital transportation system going again. I know they don't have the glamor of a winged spaceplane, but we know how to make them work reliably. And they're so much cheaper--I think the Russians benefited a lot over the years from having a production line that could crank out several Soyuz capsules a year, year in, year out.

Capsules can have their own panache, IMHO. The Gemini design has always seemed to me to be somehow "sporty", like a little two-seater sports car. I was pleased that Tom's helping to revive the design with a modern version of the old classic. Apollo's a different kind of classic design, something like today's SUV category of automobile. I'd be happy to see either one fly again.

Names: The Tsurani religion has "Nictac", Protector of Travelers, and Aliham: Goddess of Travelers. The classic Greco-Roman gods of travelers are Mercury and Hermes, but those have been done. Actually, a Google on the (quoted) phrase "god of travelers" produced 479 hits; some names that came up include Set, Sartas, Ulass, Portix, Anuba (possible negative connotations: "god of travelers, orphans, and those
who are lost"), Ekahav (Mayan). Odin is interesting, god of many things including travelers and the name of a Swedish spacecraft launched in 2001. Ptah, jizobosatsu...many more, none stand out as good names. Maybe we should look elsewhere than mythology?