Space Ops Associate Administrator,Bill Gerstenmaier,on Colbert Tonight! Is this an attempt to gain 2009 Mission Madness Support?
Posted on Mar 10, 2009 03:03:14 PM | NASA EDGE | 6 Comments
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Until now, 2009 Mission Madness has had only minor, anticipated controversy. An agency with hundreds of valuable missions will certainly go through some expected growing pains as they narrow the field of competing missions.
Tonight, however, features a new controversial second front. Mr. Gerstenmaier is appearing tonight on the excessively popular and influential news show, The Colbert Report. Even if Mr. Gerstenmaier doesn't mention any of Space Operations' 16 participating missions, will his appearance have an unfair influence on 2009 Mission Madness voting?
As self appointed Commissioner of Astronautics, medianaut, and 2009 Mission Madness watchdog, I may have to look into this matter further.
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On Apr 22, 2009 09:21:55 PM
Debi
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Anyone who works in ISS module SERENITY should be a member of a Browncoat Society. Or should be able to explain why then original "SERENITY" ship is called a "Firefly" class vehicle.
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On Mar 31, 2009 09:01:21 PM
guest
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Considering some of the names used in other projects, such as gum drop and Charlie Brown, Colbert really isn't over the top.
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On Mar 12, 2009 11:11:52 AM
Stacey
added a comment on your blog post.
Naming the Node Serenity is fun!
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On Mar 12, 2009 06:13:14 AM
guest
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LoL
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On Mar 11, 2009 08:46:14 AM
NE Host
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Why name an ISS node after Colbert? I think Colbert needs to set his sights even higher. If Kepler finds an Earth like planet then they should name it Planet Colbert. Can you imagine traveling to Planet Colbert one day and when you're about a million miles from the planet you start to see those South of the Border signs but with Colbert "sayings" or his "word of the day"?
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On Mar 10, 2009 10:01:50 PM
Beamer
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Hey, THIS IS DEMOCRACY at it's BEST, BABY!
More people want (and CARE) to name the (PUBLICLY OWNED and PAID FOR) station component with a sense of HUMOR and ENTHUSIASM than anyone else could, from some empty serendipitous moniker like "Happy". C'mon, Boys! Grasp the enthusiasm! It's a new era! Why shouldn't space exploration be FUN !?!? Colbert will give your project far more life and attention than you'll ever get otherwise... and what's the harm?
Anyone who works in ISS module SERENITY should be a member of a Browncoat Society. Or should be able to explain why then original "SERENITY" ship is called a "Firefly" class vehicle.
Considering some of the names used in other projects, such as gum drop and Charlie Brown, Colbert really isn't over the top.
Naming the Node Serenity is fun!
LoL
Why name an ISS node after Colbert? I think Colbert needs to set his sights even higher. If Kepler finds an Earth like planet then they should name it Planet Colbert. Can you imagine traveling to Planet Colbert one day and when you're about a million miles from the planet you start to see those South of the Border signs but with Colbert "sayings" or his "word of the day"?
Hey, THIS IS DEMOCRACY at it's BEST, BABY!
More people want (and CARE) to name the (PUBLICLY OWNED and PAID FOR) station component with a sense of HUMOR and ENTHUSIASM than anyone else could, from some empty serendipitous moniker like "Happy".
C'mon, Boys! Grasp the enthusiasm! It's a new era! Why shouldn't space exploration be FUN !?!? Colbert will give your project far more life and attention than you'll ever get otherwise... and what's the harm?
Give it a chance!