Prop for Monday, March 2

Stu Says: This prop runs from the Alliance.

IPO: FIREFLY

"Will the new NASA space station module be named Serenity?"

35 years after Trekkers named the new space shuttle, NASA is again letting the public christen a spacecraft. However, with Star Trek having degenerated into Bakula and Sylar/Kirk bromance, the powers that be decided to let the Browncoats take a crack at it. That's right, one of the possible names for the International Space Station's Node 3 is Serenity. Fans can vote on the NASA website for Serenity, or the other, far more fei names Earthrise, Legacy and Venture. And while it seems that the legion of Whedon super-fans who lurk in all corners of the internet will make this happen, there's always a change that the wang ba over at NASA might still pick something lame like Earthrise. Someone needs to call Mr. Universe.

This prop will pay POP$100 if the ISS Node 3 is named Serenity by April 30th, 2009.

Related Links:

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/name_ISS/index.html

http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2009/02/browncoats-unit.html

http://www.fireflyshipworks.com/2009/02/nasa-name-that-node-serenity/