Episode #08097

Buzz Aldrin thanks Stephen for promoting space exploration and awards him the National Space Society's coveted trophy. (04:38)

Tags:  Who's Honoring Me Now?,  Buzz Aldrin,  appearances,  awards,  space,  astronauts,  the moon,  audience interaction,  America,  NASA,  kids,  growing up,  dreams,  Tom Hanks,  Newt Gingrich,  speeches,  aliens,  parody,  science

Episode #08092

The Discovery shuttle makes a final flight to the Smithsonian, and NASA loses the Spacebook race. (02:56)

Tags:  astronauts,  space,  Internet,  NASA,  Smithsonian,  C.O.L.B.E.R.T.,  Carl Sagan,  sex,  cracks up,  Mars,  Planet Hollywood,  Neil Armstrong,  growing up,  Twitter

A half-Hispanic Spider-Man steals an American superhero job, and Colbert Super PAC launches its air power for Rick Parry with an "A" in Iowa. (07:33)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  guns,  Twitter,  economy,  men/women,  sex,  birth control,  baseball,  Rick Perry,  doomsday,  global warming,  Mitt Romney,  Jon Huntsman,  Mormon,  Barack Obama,  marijuana,  Colbert Super PAC,  Emmy Awards,  Frank Luntz,  space,  astronauts,  South Carolina,  religion,  Rick Santorum,  same-sex marriage,  Vladimir Putin,  Anderson Cooper,  poop & pee,  friendly friends at Fox & Friends,  SpongeBob Squarepants,  immigration,  New York Post,  ABC5/WOI,  dental,  death,  candidates

Atlantis crewmembers Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus discuss the final space shuttle mission in this uncut version of their interview with Stephen. (05:21)

Tags:  exclusives,  interviews,  uncensored,  extended interviews,  Chris Ferguson,  Doug Hurley,  Rex Walheim,  Sandy Magnus,  Atlantis,  astronauts,  costumes,  NASA,  space,  flags,  moon landing,  travel,  transportation,  flying,  lookin' good,  Russia,  money,  kids,  growing up,  Neil Armstrong,  technology,  the heroes

Atlantis crewmembers Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus discuss the final space shuttle mission in Part 2 of this uncut web exclusive. (04:16)

Tags:  exclusives,  interviews,  uncensored,  extended interviews,  Chris Ferguson,  Doug Hurley,  Rex Walheim,  Sandy Magnus,  Atlantis,  astronauts,  NASA,  space,  superheroes,  travel,  transportation,  cars/trucks,  exercise,  flying,  growing up,  technology,  penises,  balls,  the heroes

Episode #07108

Stephen bids America's space program a fond farewell with a look back at some of NASA's greatest moments. (02:11)

Tags:  NASA,  montages,  moon landing,  astronauts,  space,  the moon,  Jimmy,  nuclear,  explosions,  America,  India,  China,  monsters,  history,  Star Trek,  poop & pee,  food,  the heroes,  movies

Episode #07108

Space shuttle Atlantis crewmembers -- Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus -- discuss their final mission and the future of American space travel. (05:42)

Tags:  Chris Ferguson,  Doug Hurley,  Rex Walheim,  Sandy Magnus,  interviews,  NASA,  astronauts,  gifts & presents,  costumes,  space,  flags,  moon landing,  Russia,  money,  growing up,  technology,  penises,  balls,  the heroes,  international affairs,  Neil Armstrong

Episode #07108

Stephen peers through his frangible nut from space shuttle Atlantis' final mission. (00:08)

Tags:  sign off,  NASA,  space,  astronauts,  technology

Episode #07094

America ends its space program, making Stephen's astronauts skills as obsolete as dodo husbandry, Zune programming and American manufacturing. (04:10)

Tags:  space,  NASA,  crying,  performances,  under the desk,  robots,  impressions,  America,  moon landing,  Russia,  money,  astronauts,  animals,  the heroes,  dreams,  kids,  movies,  C.O.L.B.E.R.T.,  songs,  WristStrong

Stephen talks to astronauts in space, fears space spiders, trains to be an astronauts and announces the C.O.L.B.E.R.T. space treadmill. (03:51)

Tags:  On Topic,  exclusives,  mashups,  NASA,  astronauts,  robots,  technology,  C.O.L.B.E.R.T.,  animals,  aliens

Episode #06083

Stephen completes his astronaut training, and Michael Specter talks about the dangers of denying science. (00:37)

Tags:  Afghanistan,  wars,  Stanley McChrystal,  David Petraeus,  NASA,  astronauts,  Michael Specter,  science,  dating,  tennis,  sports

Episode #06083

Before Stephen can land the space shuttle, he needs to know how to fly it in five words or less. (05:33)

Tags:  Fallback Position,  on location,  NASA,  space,  astronauts,  flying,  SkyMall,  sleep,  puking,  work/office,  technology,  In the Field

Episode #06081

Stephen begins his astronaut training by working in zero gravity, running on his space treadmill and test-driving moon wheels. (05:13)

Tags:  Fallback Position,  on location,  NASA,  space,  science,  animals,  spiders,  C.O.L.B.E.R.T.,  exercise,  technology,  driving,  work/office,  astronauts,  In the Field

Episode #06069

Stephen asks the Atlantis crew for advice on how he can prepare himself for space. (07:00)

Tags:  astronauts,  Dominic Antonelli,  Michael Good,  Garrett Reisman,  Stephen Bowen,  interviews,  space,  NASA,  photos,  WristStrong,  Jimmy,  music

Episode #04118

If the aliens create an alien/human hybrid, Stephen wants to be the top half. (03:54)

Tags:  space,  phone calls,  aliens,  Richard Garriott,  injuries,  death,  genetics,  Bud Light Lime,  same-sex marriage,  apocalypse,  wealth,  Formula 401,  astronauts,  balls,  Russia,  organized crime,  video games

Episode #04063

Stephen goes intergalactic when he makes contact with a Hero floating in space. (9:12)

Tags:  Garrett Reisman,  WristStrong,  science,  astronauts,  space,  interviews,  the heroes,  NASA,  Colbert Nation,  aliens,  Russia,  Expert

Episode #01012

Stephen Colbert and Stephanie Tubbs Jones discuss Lincoln's hobbies. (5:57)

Tags:  Ohio,  Better Know a District,  appearances,  Stephanie Tubbs Jones,  Abraham Lincoln,  great or greatest,  Congress,  Iraq War,  cooking,  troops,  George W. Bush,  rock 'n' roll,  music,  songs,  Cleveland,  military,  Bush v. Gore,  food,  ethnic,  African American,  Halle Berry,  Barney Frank,  Democrats,  astronauts,  BKAD