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NASA to Reveal Module's Name on Colbert Tomorrow

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 13, 2009 2:28 PM CDT

(Newser) – The name of the new life-support node for the International Space Station will be announced tomorrow night on The Colbert Report by a NASA astronaut, InformationWeek reports. At the host’s urging, Colbert fans stuffed online ballot boxes to name the unit, though NASA doesn’t have to comply. “I certainly hope NASA does the right thing,” he said. “Just kidding, I hope they name it after me.”

Nodes on the ISS.
Nodes on the ISS.   (AP Photo)
Stephen Colbert.
Stephen Colbert.   (AP Photo)
Stephen Colbert.
Stephen Colbert.   (AP Photo)
The Kibo Module of the ISS.
The Kibo Module of the ISS.   (AP Photo)
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COMMENTS
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Mad
Apr 14, 2009 7:51 AM CDT
So...... stop watching. What about when Rush was doing his childish games, like encouraging his dittobots to vote for Hillary and rock the vote
Fondue
Apr 13, 2009 7:40 AM CDT
I'm kind of getting tired of Colbert doing this childish stuff.

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