Go Vote Now! Stephen Colbert in the lead to get own NASA space station room

[TeamJordan23]

Can NASA take a joke? Try space station Colbert

WASHINGTON – Earth to Space Station Colbert: The cosmic joke may be on NASA. Comedian Stephen Colbert, who couldn't get his mock presidential campaign off the ground, is polling better by aiming higher. He's convinced his many fans to write in his name in NASA's online public vote to name a new room to be added to the international space station.

So instead of NASA's suggested choices — Serenity, Legacy, Earthrise or Venture — the space station's new addition may wind up with the name "Colbert."

The count by mid-Tuesday had votes for the comedian just shy of 115,000 and Serenity trailing at 98,641. More than 451,000 people have voted.

The to-be-named space station room, currently called Node 3, is scheduled to be delivered to the space station near the end of this year. It will have lots of big windows and a machine that will turn astronauts' urine into drinking water.

The name Colbert doesn't quite fit with NASA's theme, said agency spokesman John Yembrick. Other U.S. rooms in the international orbiting outpost are named Unity, Harmony and Destiny. However, the space agency hasn't made any decision and voting continues until March 20.

NASA has a legalistic out. Its contest rules say voting results "are not binding on NASA and NASA reserves the right to ultimately select a name" in keeping with its best interests.

Voting Link (Need to type 'Colbert' in the Suggest Your Own box and hit submit) - http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/name_ISS/index.html

Article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090310/ap_on_re_us/nasa_colbert

[liberal N proud]

1. Oh why not

:rofl:

[shireen]

2. i don't see a link to vote

did NASA pull it? :(

[TeamJordan23]

3. Its on the right hand side, below the pictures. nm

[shireen]

9. thank you both ...

it wasn't there when i checked yesterday. they must have taken it down for a short period, trying to figure out wtf was going on. :rofl:

[DKRC]

4. Click the "Learn more about" link

under the picts. When you come back from the tour, the poll is loaded for you to vote. At least that's what happened to me just now.

[NYC_SKP]

5. Didn't work in Firefox. Also, it's a fucking push poll!!!

I opened it in Safari, no problem.

But before the "suggest one" option they list what I expect are THEIR preferred choices:


Earthrise :puke:

Legacy :puke:

Serenity :puke:

Venture :puke:

Suggest Your Own:

[AyanEva]

6. Works for me

In Firefox.

[NYC_SKP]

7. Worked the second try for me, too.

The first time it just showed results for the suggestions. :shrug:

[Norrin Radd]

8. Even if they name it one of those obvious choices,

at least Serenity reminds me of the ship from the Joss Whedon tv show Firefly and eponymous movie, and Venture reminds me of the Venture Brothers.