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Oops: Colbert wins NASA space station name contest

Quoted From: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won.

The name "Colbert" beat out NASA's four suggested options in the space agency's effort to have the public help name the addition. The new room will be launched later this year.

NASA's mistake was allowing write-ins. Colbert urged viewers of his Comedy Central show, "The Colbert Report," to write in his name. And they complied, with 230,539 votes. That clobbered Serenity, one of the NASA choices, by more than 40,000 votes. Nearly 1.2 million votes were cast by the time the contest ended Friday.

NASA reserves the right to choose an appropriate name. Agency spokesman John Yembrick said NASA will decide in April, but will give top vote-getters "the most consideration."

LeVar Burton sings Reading Rainbow at Diggnation LA

I rest my case lol.

Old School Reading Rainbow Theme

Been seeing/hearing Levar Burton all over the TWIT's recently so I just had to pay homage. Yeah I know he was Jordy on Star Trek too, but this is where I got to know him. Of course now I hear from him everyday through twitter. I am just so freaking impressed that he is a techno geek!!

Now that is how you write a check!

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