( CNN ) -- NASA has clamped a tight lid on its choice of a name for the international space station 's new wing , but it 's sending an astronaut to break the news to comedian Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night . Stephen Colbert has threatened to become `` space 's evil tyrant overlord '' if he does n't get his way . The name `` Colbert '' received the most votes in an online poll soliciting names for Node 3 , a connecting module and its cupola . The comedian has warned NASA he would `` seize power as space 's evil tyrant overlord '' if the results are not honored . Astronaut Sunita `` Suni '' Williams will reveal the decision on the comedian 's show , `` The Colbert Report , '' which will be taped in New York on Tuesday afternoon and broadcast later at 11:30 p.m . ET on Comedy Central . `` I certainly hope NASA does the right thing , '' Colbert said in a news release from the space agency . `` Just kidding , I hope they name it after me . '' Colbert 's campaign generated welcome attention for the oft-forgotten space station , but it also presented a dilemma for NASA . The contest rules spelled out that NASA reserves the right to `` select a name in accordance with the best interests of the agency . ... Such name may not necessarily be one which is on the list of voted-on candidate names . '' The runner-up was Serenity , which was more in line with the names of other nodes . In 2007 , a poll of kindergartners chose the name of Harmony for Node 2 . Colbert demanded NASA allow `` democracy in orbit '' on his show two weeks ago . `` Either name that node after me or I , too , will reject democracy and seize power as space 's evil tyrant overlord , '' he said . NASA has welcomed the publicity from Colbert 's interest . `` This spread overall awareness of the international space station , '' said Bill Gerstenmaier , NASA 's associate administrator for space operations , who has appeared on Colbert 's show . NASA changed plans to announce the name in late April at Kennedy Space Center in Florida when Colbert 's producers invited officials to do the show , the space agency said . Node 3 -- whatever it 's called -- will house many of the space station 's life support systems . A space shuttle mission is set for later this year to deliver the module to the space station , NASA said . Colbert 's loyal fans , known as the `` Colbert Nation , '' have in the past bombarded polls to have things named after their idol . The comedian outpolled every other name in a bridge-naming contest in Hungary . The country 's government later said it could n't name the bridge after him because he did n't speak Hungarian and was n't deceased . Colbert also tried to get himself on Democratic and Republican primary ballots in his home state of South Carolina in 2007 . The Democratic Party 's executive council voted against his inclusion , and he did not qualify for the Republican primary because he missed the deadline . But ice cream maker Ben & Jerry 's named a flavor in honor of him , calling it Stephen Colbert 's AmeriCone Dream . And Virgin America airline named one of its planes Air Colbert .
Stephen Colbert has won NASA competition for name of space station 's new wing . NASA reserves right to pick name for wing 3 . NASA set to pick name on ` ` The Colbert Report '' on Tuesday night .