NASA To Air Stephen Colbert Message On Eve Of Shuttle Launch
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will broadcast a special message from
comedian Stephen Colbert on Monday, Aug. 24, as the space shuttle
Discovery prepares to deliver the COLBERT treadmill to the
International Space Station.
The message will air on NASA Television after the shuttle's fueling
commentary concludes at approximately 7:15 p.m. EDT.
The name Colbert received the most entries in NASA's online poll to
name the station's Node 3 module, so NASA named its new space station
treadmill the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance
Treadmill, or COLBERT. NASA named the module Tranquility.
Colbert, the host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," took an
interest in the poll and urged his viewers to suggest his name, which
received the most entries.
Discovery and its seven-member crew are set to launch at 1:36 a.m. EDT
Tuesday, Aug. 25, on a 13-day mission to deliver scientific
experiments, equipment and supplies to the station.
For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
After the initial broadcast, the video also will be available at:
http://www.youtube.com/
For more information about the Node 3 module naming poll, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/
For more information about the COLBERT treadmill, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_
