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ISS's Node 3 Might Be Named "Colbert"

Posted by kdawson on from the sure-he's-a-star-but dept.

Panzor writes "NASA is running a contest to name the new addition to the space station, Node 3. The polls are open until March 20. The selection that is getting the most votes is 'Suggest your own,' and the leading name besides the official four (Earthrise, Legacy, Serenity, and Venture) is 'Colbert.' Comedian Stephen Colbert suggested on the air that fans write in his name. On March 5th, his vote count passed that of Xenu and Colbert pronounced himself Scientology's 'Galactic Overlord.'"

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  1. weak by stoolpigeon · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    he's not even that funny. ah well - they'll toss the results and name it whatever they want.

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    It's hard to believe that's how Micronians are made. Why don't we see it right now by having you both kiss one another?
  2. Re:I'm just glad that by 1u3hr · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Seriously, it's refreshing to know that at least when an article does get published on slashdot it will be newsworthy.

    So newsworthy they ran it twice.

    NASA Contest To Name ISS Module
    On February 26th, 2009 with 187 comments
    Solarch writes "NASA is holding a contest to name ISS Node 3. Being a Browncoat myself, I should hope that the choice of names would be obvious. As of the 7:30...

    So the big news is now it's "Colbert" that's the joke, not "Serenity".

    Next week they'll run it again, and the proposedname will be "Cowboy Neal".

  3. Re:The Nation responds with force! by bonch · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    People still watch Colbert? The schtick got old years ago.