If you're a fan of The Colbert Report, you'll know that Stephen has been encouraging his viewers to write in the name Colbert for the name of a new node that will be placed on the International Space Station.
The name won the competition, but NASA has disqualified the name, instead opting for Tranquility. They claimed the reason for this was that they don't name space station hardware after living people.
Instead, NASA has named their new training treadmill "COLBERT" (Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill). NASA has invited the star to Florida for the launch of the node, as well as a chance to test out the treadmill named after him.
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