Tuesday, March 24, 2009

NASA naming contest falls for Colbert prank

From CNET News

If the results of an online poll are any indication, NASA may soon be naming a new wing of the International Space Station, Node 3, after late-night comedian Stephen Colbert.

According to the Associated Press, write-ins for "Colbert" crushed all of NASA's four poll options, pulling in 230,539 votes; the second-place choice, NASA suggestion "Serenity" (a nod to sci-fi hero Joss Whedon) was more than 40,000 votes behind. Writer Dave Barry also threw his hat in the ring, suggesting "Buddy" as the perfect name for Node 3. But he didn't amass nearly enough support.
Damn, damn, damn.

2 comments:

Chris said...

Since it will be named after him, then he should get to oversee it. In person, in perpetuity.

I find that amusing.

kahr40 said...

From the outside looking in.