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DAVENPORT -- The eaglets are branded.

The votes are in and the newest batch of young bald eagles being raised by Justice and Liberty in a tree at Arconic's Davenport Works now have names: Apollo, Gemini and Mercury.

"All names are from the U.S. space program, and all of those missions used aluminum produced here at Davenport Works," John C. Riches, Arconic spokesman,said in an email Monday.

Mr. Riches said there were about 4,000 votes spread between five different groups of names:

-- Apollo, Gemini and Mercury: 1,091 votes.

-- Scout, Braveheart and Hunter: 1,006 votes.

-- Orville, Wilbur and Amelia: 689 votes.

-- Valor, Nova and Journey: 509 votes.

-- Penny, Sheldon and Leonard: 504 votes.

In 2009, Liberty and Justice settled in the tree owned by Arconic, formerly Alcoa. Since then, they have returned annually and raised their offspring. If this year's trio survive, it will bring the total offspring fledged from that nest to 14:

-- 2010: Two eagles were raised but were not named because the contest and recording of the nest had not started.

-- 2011: One eaglet named Freedom fledged.

-- 2012: Faith, Hope and Spirit were the eaglets.

--2013:Honor and Glory fledged.

-- 2014: One eaglet this time. Rudy was picked for the name.

-- 2015: Liberty and Justice lost their eggs.

-- 2016: Another pair, Star and Sky, fledged.

Arconic's live video of the eagle nest is online atarconic.com/global/en/who-we-are/eagle-cam.asp. More about the early space missions can be found at nasa.gov/missions .

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