NASA In Colbert Conundrum Over Space Station

After Stephen Colbert won the vote in NASA's contest to name a new module on the International Space Station, NASA found itself in a tough spot. According to Reuters, "Contest rules stipulate that the agency retains the right to basically do whatever it wants," but it may not be all that easy. At first NASA floated the idea of naming the new module's toilet "Colbert." But Last Thursday Congressman Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., urged the agency to respect the people's wishes. And Colbert turned up the heat on yesterday's weekly show: "So NASA, I urge you to heed Congressman Fattah's call for democracy in orbit. Either name that node after me, or I too will reject democracy and seize power as space's evil tyrant overlord. Ball's in your court."

Comments

Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station

[tpgp]

I'm getting bloody sick of his internet vandalism.

Me too! He should be forced to scrub his vandalism off & return the Internet to its original pure / virginal white.

NASA should be grateful.

[Telecommando]

They're lucky the winner was Colbert.

Imagine what it could have been named if the 'b-tards' over at 4-chan got involved.

Re:OMG Ponies

[dna_(c)(tm)(r)]

I think the prank is this hideous green/gray color scheme. Where is that pink one we're accustomed to and learned to love?

Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station

[tomhudson]

NASA should say "I for one welcome space's evil tyrant overlord."

Re:Why give it away? Should have sold sponsorship!

[tburkhol]

What I cannot understand, though is why, in these cash-strapped times, they did not auction the name off? Could have raised some much-needed funds.

I imagine that's just what Blagojevich said to his advisers just before putting Obama's senate seat up for auction.

Re:Would be Great PR.

[EdZ]

Name the node Colbert, but pronounce it with a hard 't' (i.e. cohl-burt).

Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station

[mbrod]

Just like NASA, you are where fun goes to die.

Enjoy his humor for what it is and play with it

[Anonymous Coward]

Enjoy his humor for what it is and play with it. Name the toilet after him.

      I'm off to take a "Colbert", back in 20 min.

      Hey, do you have a portable "Colbert"? My Depends box is empty.

I can't believe I bothered to write this. What a waste of effort, bandwidth and humor.

NASA shouldn't name the entire node after anyone that isn't famous for doing good deeds for space. Heck, Jimmy Doolittle would be an excellent choice as the father of avionics.

Re:Enjoy his humor for what it is and play with it

[Hott of the World]

Jimmy Doolittle would also be an excellent name for a toilet. Just sayin.

Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station

[RobotRunAmok]

You are retarded.

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Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station

[codeButcher]

...they said they would only use his name if: 1) he could demonstrate he was fluent in Hungarian, and 2) he was dead.

Well, you can't very well demonstrate that you are fluent in Hungarian if you are dead. So what they actually told him is "over our dead body". Only in Hungarian.