First Song From Space: "Jewel In The Night"

Since Flight of the Conchords put the image in my head of David Bowie in space, I've often pictured him recording his classic album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars somewhere in the dark expanse far beyond our planet.

Now, space recording has become a reality a little closer to home.

Col. Chris Hadfield has added to his list of many firsts by becoming the first person to record a song on the International Space Station (ISS).

Col. Hadfield was the first Canadian to walk in space and will become the first Canadian commander of the ISS in March of 2013 during his current mission.

All very impressive, but this song is quite the feather in his cap as well.

It certainly adds a whole new meaning to the "space rock" genre.

Colbert Wins NASA Contest!

As Stephen Colbert would say, "WE DID IT!!!"

NASA's recent contest to name a new node for the International Space Station ended with the winning vote getter being "COLBERT".

Stephen instructed the nation to vote for his name to be sent into space and they responded with over 230,000 votes.

NASA reserves the right to choose an appropriate name for the node and they will make a final decision in April.

If they choose something other than "COLBERT", there will no doubt be hell to pay from his constituents.

Put Stephen Colbert In Space!

Portrait By Todd Lockwood

Nation, the other night on the Colbert Report, Stephen told his viewers to go to the NASA website and enter his name in the suggestion box for a contest to name a new node for the International Space Station. 

Colbert is currently number one among the suggested names, though it in no way fits the criteria they've listed. Still, I think it's worth the effort to keep voting on Stephen's behalf until the contest ends on March 20th. 

Below is the segment from the show explaining the importance and how he is in fact the new galactic overlord of Scientology. 

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