It's Tranquility!...
Something strange happened along the way in NASA's effort to name its new ISS wing - it almost had to name it after a TV comedian! This is old news already but still a needed update for this blog. After votes came in for the name of the new section of ISS, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert got its name 'Colbert' voted the most in the online vote over at NASA's site. Apparently, fans of Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert stuffed the virtual ballot box with 230,539 write-in votes, overriding the four official choices NASA offered. How surreal can it get! :-D
I had earlier voted for Serenity. NASA however had a trump card and had reserved the right to override any result that it deemed unsuitable. In the end the new ISS section was finally named 'Tranquility' in honor of Apollo 11’s moon-landing site. As for Colbert, well... it had his name used as an exercise machine aboard the ISS. It is called the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (C.O.L.B.E.R.T.).
So, in a new room in the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts are going to walk all over him (figuratively speaking). The newly christened piece of exercise equipment will be sent up to space in August 2009, and Colbert will be invited to the launch. Even more surreal! :-D
I had earlier voted for Serenity. NASA however had a trump card and had reserved the right to override any result that it deemed unsuitable. In the end the new ISS section was finally named 'Tranquility' in honor of Apollo 11’s moon-landing site. As for Colbert, well... it had his name used as an exercise machine aboard the ISS. It is called the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (C.O.L.B.E.R.T.).
So, in a new room in the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts are going to walk all over him (figuratively speaking). The newly christened piece of exercise equipment will be sent up to space in August 2009, and Colbert will be invited to the launch. Even more surreal! :-D
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