Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) People61306 People59195 Sunita Williams 49 Sunita Williams Profession Astronauts 48 Nationality U.S. 48 Birthplace U.S. 48 Ethnicity American Related People Lisa Nowak 3 Stephen Colbert 2 Jon Stewart 2 Richard Branson 1 Martha Stewart 1 Events 2006 Discovery Mission 23 2007 Atlantis Mission 10 Hubble Space Telescope Mission 2

Stephen Colbert's Space Treadmill Ready for Blast Off NASA is poised to launch a new treadmill named for comedian Stephen Colbert to the International Space Station on the shuttle Discovery on Tuesday and at least one astronaut has taken it for a test spin. But what's it like, running in space?   Nations:U.S.   People:Stephen Colbert Sunita Williams   2009-08-24 NASA to unveil space station name on Colbert show WASHINGTON (AFP) - NASA's sense of humor is being put to the test. The US space agency is facing a serious dilemma after a popular television comedian, Stephen Colbert, hijacked an online contest sponsored by NASA to pick a name for a new module on the International Space Station.   Nations:Hungary   People:Sunita Williams Stephen Colbert Jon Stewart   Source:(AFP)   2009-04-12 NASA to unveil space station name on Colbert show WASHINGTON (AFP) - NASA's sense of humor is being put to the test. The US space agency is facing a serious dilemma after a popular television comedian, Stephen Colbert, hijacked an online contest sponsored by NASA to pick a name for a new module on the International Space Station.   Nations:Hungary   People:Sunita Williams Stephen Colbert Jon Stewart Richard Branson   Source:(AFP)   2009-04-11 Shuttle ends mission with California landing Space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Friday after a fiery descent through the Earth's atmosphere that capped a two-week mission to the International Space Station.   Nations:U.S.   People:Sunita Williams   Activities:2007 Atlantis Mission Hubble Space Telescope Mission   2007-06-24 Space shuttle continues return to Earth As space shuttle Atlantis crew members continued their return trip to Earth on Wednesday, they waited for results of a final inspection of the spacecraft to make sure its heat shield was in good shape.   Nations:U.S.   People:Sunita Williams   Activities:2007 Atlantis Mission   2007-06-20 Headlines Stephen Colbert's Space Treadmill Ready for Blast Off 2009-08-24 NASA to unveil space station name on Colbert show 2009-04-12 NASA to unveil space station name on Colbert show 2009-04-11 Shuttle ends mission with California landing 2007-06-24 Space shuttle continues return to Earth 2007-06-20 Shuttle crew closes door on space shuttle mission 2007-06-19 Shuttle prepares to depart space station 2007-06-19 Space shuttle cleared to land next week 2007-06-16 Space station computers up and running 2007-06-16 Astronauts begin spacewalk after delay 2007-06-11 Atlantis docks with space station 2007-06-10 Atlantis chasing space station 2007-06-09 NASA hopes launch overcomes weird year 2007-06-08 NASA to try launching shuttle next week 2007-05-31 U.S. billionaire heads to space station 2007-04-07 Astronaut stuck in space 2007-03-29 Russian, U.S. astronauts fix antenna in spacewalk 2007-02-23 Astronaut sets U.S. spacewalking record 2007-02-08 Astronaut sets women's spacewalk record 2007-02-04 Astronauts start second of 3 spacewalks 2007-02-04 Space station astronauts hook up cooling system 2007-02-01 Space-station astronauts begin spacewalk 2007-01-31 3 spacewalks in 9 days for astronauts 2007-01-31 Cargo vessel docks safely with space station 2007-01-19 Space shuttle Discovery completes successful ISS mission 2006-12-23 Florida homecoming caps shuttle mission 2006-12-23 Astronaut Williams donates long locks to charity 2006-12-22 Shuttle caps mission with Florida homecoming 2006-12-22 Discovery crew tests systems, stows gear for landing 2006-12-21 Work done, Discovery crew leaves ISS for Earth 2006-12-19 Discovery set to leave space station 2006-12-19 Spacewalkers free jammed solar array 2006-12-18 Astronauts to work on jammed solar wing 2006-12-18 Astronauts to make unplanned spacewalk to fix solar array 2006-12-17 Veteran spacewalker poised to set record 2006-12-17 Spacewalker shakes stubborn solar array 2006-12-16 Spacewalkers to look at solar array 2006-12-15 Astronauts set to rewire space station 2006-12-13 Discovery docks with space station for tricky mission 2006-12-12 Shuttle heads for space station after scan 2006-12-11 Station crew welcomes shuttle astronauts 2006-12-11 Shuttle soars toward space station 2006-12-10 NASA clears shuttle for launch try 2006-12-09 Weather threatens space shuttle launch again 2006-12-09 Newest shuttle mission to rewire space station 2006-12-04 Discovery's 7 astronauts a diverse bunch 2006-12-02 Discovery astronauts to rewire station 2006-12-02 Year-end computer glitch worries NASA 2006-11-10 NASA considering Frenchman for space station stint 2006-10-10 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed NASA hopes launch overcomes weird year 2007-06-08 NASA to unveil space station name on Colbert show 2009-04-11 NASA to unveil space station name on Colbert show 2009-04-12 Shuttle ends mission with California landing 2007-06-24

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