dane cook invited to join next space

Dane Cook Invited to Join Next Space Mission.....

Houston, TX-In a suprising move by NASA, American comedian Dane Cook

has been invited to join the crew of mission STS-122, the next planned

space shuttle flight, as it delivers its payload of Columbus, a

23-by-15-feet research laboratory and the future center of the

European Space Agency's activities in space.

"This represents the next phase of the ongoing international mission,"

said Michael Sarafin, lead shuttle flight director for STS-122. "We're

finally going to be able to realize the full capability of the space

station."

Cook, who has released a number of popular comedy albums and starred

in the hit movies Employee of the Month and Good Luck Chuck, which is

likely to net the up and coming funny man his first oscar nod, will be

undergoing several weeks of intensive training prior to the February

8th launch. Mission Specialist Craig Jergans, who has been assigned

the task of preparing Cook for the mission, is excited about the

opportunity to work with the 35-year old star of Crank Yankers on

Comedy Central. "My role as Mission Specialist will be conducting

fluid flow and chemistry experiments as well as shoving Dane Cook into

open space."