NASA to Reveal Module's Name on Colbert Tomorrow

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 13, 2009 2:28 PM CDT
NASA to Reveal Module's Name on Colbert Tomorrow
Nodes on the ISS.   (AP Photo)

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.” (More International Space Station stories.)

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