Space Node 3

On Wednesday, NASA officially named Space Node 3 "Tranquility." Which is in honor of Apollo 11. That part is understandable. What is not understandable is why NASA had a poll going on to figure out WHAT to name Space Node 3. Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report on Comedy Central asked his fans to write his name as a suggestion for Space Node 3. In reality, his name got the most votes! The second was the name "Serenity" which was an option that NASA posted itself. Well, Sunita Williamson announced the official name on the Colbert Report however, to honor Stephen Colbert's dedication, they decided to name the new treadmill after him. Here is the badge that they're going to put on the treadmill.


On a side note, James was named responsible engineer for his team (Thermal Analysis) for the STS 127 which is set to launch June 13th. How exciting! I'm so proud!