YouTube Satire: 'We're NASA And We Know It'
You may have heard about NASA's Curiosity mission to Mars. But you probably didn't know it had a backbeat. Dressed in NASA garb, actors parody LMFAO's music video "Sexy and I Know It."
DAVID GREENE, HOST:
Good morning. I'm David Greene. You may have heard about NASA's Curiosity mission to Mars. Well, I bet you didn't know it had a backbeat.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WE'RE NASA AND WE KNOW IT (MARS CURIOSITY)")
GREENE: Yes, this popped up on a YouTube channel called Satire. It's to the tune of LMFAO's song (Singing) "Sexy and I Know It." The cast in this video dressed in NASA garb, kicking at the console.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WE'RE NASA AND WE KNOW IT (MARS CURIOSITY)")
GREENE: We're MORNING EDITION, and we know it.
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