NASA decided not to name a space station node after Stephen Colbert, but they did opt to name a treadmill on the space station after Colbert. The node’s new name will be Tranquility, which comes from the landing site of Apollo 11 called Sea of Tranquility.

The treadmill name comes from the acronym COLBERT which stands for Combined Operational Load Bearing Resistance Treadmill. COLBERT is used to help astronauts to maintain their strength and bone density while in space.

An associate administrator for space operations, Bill Gerstenmaier, from NASA said:

"We don’t typically name U.S. space station hardware after living people and this is no exception. We have invited Stephen to Florida for the launch of COLBERT and to Houston to try out a version of the treadmill that astronauts train on."

Looks like NASA made an exception for Colbert.

When Stephen Colbert discovered that NASA was using an online poll to allow people to vote for names of rooms in the International Space Station, he ordered his Colbert Nation followers to go out and vote for him.

When the voting was completed last week the room still known as Node 3, was voted to be named Colbert, which beat out the number 2 name of Serenity by more than 40,000 votes. Colbert got a total of 230,539 votes.

NASA hasn’t given Node 3 the new name yet, since they have reserved the right to give the room a name they believe is fitting.

Seems like NASA doesn’t trust the public to come up with a good name, even though they’re paying for it through taxes. On the flip side, naming the room Colbert is like free advertising, so unless Colbert wants to make a donation, the room ought to go to the number 2 name of Serenity in our opinion.

If the room has a window, we like the name, rather the phrase, Eye of God much more.

Neil Gaiman, who wrote The Graveyard Book, and Coraline at theaters now, appeared on the Stephen Colbert show.

After seeing this interview I am going to find this book, and page through it in the Bookstore. After enough trips I won’t need to buy the book, unless it’s filled with witty banter, then I’ll have to buy to show my friends.

Steve Martin was a guest on last night’s Colbert Report. Stephen Colbert went completely nuts when Martin walked though his line of sight.

This is just another parody of the Christian Bale rant. Bale will hopefully get the message that he needs to exercise some self control. Maybe he could use his acting skills.

Comedy Central has announced that Sir Paul McCartney will be a guest of Stephen Colbert on his show The Colbert Report.

McCartney will appear on the show Wednesday January 28. McCartney is promoting his album Electric Arguments.