CU-Boulder students help create NASA's hit 'Gangnam Style' parody

Font Resize 2 students in Houston for co-op program at space centerBy Mitchell Byars Camera Staff Writerdailycamera.comPosted: 12/19/2012 03:29:24 PM MSTDecember 19, 2012 10:33 PM GMTUpdated: 12/19/2012 03:32:25 PM MST

Just when it seemed like the "Gangnam Style" phenomenon couldn't get any bigger, the dance craze has even made its way to outer space. Well, sort of.

A student co-op group at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center -- which includes two University of Colorado students -- made and starred in a parody video of Korean pop-star Psy's YouTube dance hit that has found its own viral success.

CU junior Chris Nie, who was part of the student co-op at the Johnson Space Center and is in the clip, said the video took off within minutes of being uploaded Friday. At last check, the video had more than 1.9 million views and was fast approaching 2 million.

"It was nuts," Nie said. "We had like a world-premiere type deal at the Johnson

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