Matt Tobey
When the aliens come to Earth, they're going to get a taste of hardcore patriotism on their way in. "Colbert" was the top vote-getter in NASA's contest to name the new Node 3 space-module.
NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won.
The name "Colbert" beat out NASA's four suggested options in the space agency's effort to have the public help name the addition. The new room will be launched later this year.
NASA's mistake was allowing write-ins. Colbert urged viewers of his Comedy Central show, "The Colbert Report" to write in his name. And they complied, with 230,539 votes. That clobbered Serenity, one of the NASA choices, by more than 40,000 votes. Nearly 1.2 million votes were cast by the time the contest ended Friday.
NASA reserves the right to choose an appropriate name. Agency spokesman John Yembrick said NASA will decide in April, but will give top vote-getters "the most consideration."
The Colbert Report airs Monday through Thursday at 11:30pm / 10:30c.
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I didn't go to all the trouble of looking up the url and typing in "Colbert" for NASA not to follow through!
NASA, the people have spoken! Or are you now some Socialist conglomerate that can choose to ignore its citizens? Oh, wait: even Socialists would bow to the people's will, so you have no excuse!
COLBERT POD NOW!!!
jdk
YES!
colbert rocks
I feel as though my vote really vounted for once!
I voted for you 40,001 times.
"Serenity Now, Serenity Now".
They didn't mention that coalbair, colbar, koalabear, etc. all received thousands of votes too. We may be fans, but we're not all good spellers.
It's just a hollow victory. What good is having a space station module named after you if it doesn't have any place to mount a death ray?
The American people fund you and we demand you put Colbert on are pod.
Don’t be French, do what you said you would.
We the people have spoken .
I want to be an astronaut now, just so I can snuggle up in the Colbert Node.
"To infinity and Meeeeeyond!"
I was half expecting Rain to win.
Congratulations, Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A., for getting your name on a space station module. It is important to remember that NASA does not benefit from 15 minutes of fame, but rather from committed long-term funding.
Your Nation should devote itself to donating and encouraging others to donate money to NASA programs so that one day, a lunar station or a probe traveling through the outer solar system can be graced with the Colbert name.
Aim higher, Dr. Colbert!