In space, no one can hear you quip witty remarks.

In his continuing bid to make late-night talk show space history, Stephen Colbert will have his DNA digitized and sent to space for Richard Garriott's Operation Immortality. Operation Immortality will have Mr. Garriott (of Tabula Rasa and Ultima fame) travel to the International Space Station with a specialized time capsule, containing the messages and digitized DNA of many, many humans.

"I am thrilled to have my DNA shot into space, as this brings me one step closer to my life-long dream of being the baby at the end of 2001," said Colbert.

"In the unlikely event that Earth and humanity are destroyed, mankind can be resurrected with Stephen Colbert's DNA," said Garriott. "Is there a better person for us to turn to for this high-level responsibility?"

In October, Garriott will travel to the ISS and deposit the "Immortality Drive," a time capsule which will include human DNA and records of humanity's greatest accomplishments. This collection of data including Colbert's DNA and accomplishments, along with personal messages left by visitors at www.OperationImmortality.com, will serve as a remote offsite backup of the human race.

For more information, please check out Operation Immortality.