So anyway, one of the members of the Discovery crew currently in space is called Piers Sellers. Every time I see that name, I read it as Peter Sellers. Now Peter Sellers is one of my favourite and most respected actors, but imagine, for a moment, Inspector Clouseau, being involved in a Space Shuttle mission.

Now, that's my idea and it's copyrighted. If anyone wants to use this idea in a film, book or otherwise, they have to negotiate appropriate financial remuneration with me.

I'm still giggling about this. Imagine Mission Control trying to direct the good inspector in the following:

From the article (see related link): "The main job of Discovery astronauts Michael Fossum and Briton Piers Sellers, squeezing out putty-like sealant and patting it down, went slowly as bubbles kept appearing in the peanut butter-like material designed to fix cracks in the shuttle's delicate heat shield."

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