New Astronaut Comes To Nasa (An April Fools' Photo Blog)!

Jonesing For ItCredit: NASAThis poster for shuttle mission STS-119 invokes a swashbuckling archeologist and his search for a crystal skull. Does the shuttle crew hate snakes? More to the point, will Harrison Ford be back for the inevitable sequel?





Hi Everybody!!
Happy April Fool's Day!!


To celebrate the occasion, I found that NASA had hired a New Astronaut:  Stephen Colbert!!  All images are from space.com.
Have a Great Day!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert


Stephen Colbert Visits NASA
Credit: NASATV comedian Stephen Colbert undergoes astronaut training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in 2010.







Stephen Colbert Visits NASA

Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert poses with astronaut Mark Kelly at NASA's Johnson Space Center in 2010.

Comedian Stephen Colbert stands on a model of the space treadmill named after him, the Combined Operational Load-Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT).

TV comedian Stephen Colbert undergoes astronaut training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in 2010

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