According to recent news out of
NASA, the next time the
Discovery crew take their ship into orbit, the "force" will be with them -- because they're taking Luke Skywalker's lightsaber along for the ride. That's right, for the film's 30th anniversary, the original lightsaber prop from the first
Star Wars film is taking a ride into actual space... but that's not all. Apparently, Chewbacca will be on hand to pass the saber to officials from the Houston Space Center, and then together with Jango and Boba Fett, he will help push a plane back on the tarmac (for reasons unknown to us). But wait, there's more. When the Discovery
lands in Houston returns after its space travels, the crew will be greeted by a group of Stormtroopers and other "
Star Wars notables," including the much-loved R2-D2, who will then deliver the lightsaber to a
waiting line of Hummers. Afterwards, there will be a party at the Mos Eisley Cantina, where Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes will play a set of their greatest hits.
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posted August 28th 2007 12:37PM
But can it beat the heroics of the inanimate carbon rod?
So this proves NASA is unnecessary.
Oh wait i forgot about their important discoveries:
1. Teflon
2. Awesome pics of floaty people.
I wonder how the families of the 14 people who've died on the space shuttle feel about NASA spending even a microsecond on props from a children's movie?
Actually, NASA and folks are launching Luke's lightsaber from the Return of the Jedi movie. That one is different from the illo. Luke built it. Here's a link: http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-082707a.html
This reminds me of the simpsons, where they try to boost NASA's TV ratings for the space launches. They send a blue-collar man into space. (Which ends up being homer) One of the jokes I liked the most was when there was a problem with the ship, and they didn't know what was happening because all the equipment in the control room was only to monitor TV ratings.