That Cargo Is No Fluke, Skywalker
May the fort be with them. Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery will have a little something extra in their gear when they blast off in October - Luke Skywalker's original Jedi lightsaber. As part of the 30th anniversary celebration of "Star Wars", NASA has agreed to carry the prop weapon into orbit. The lightsaber was handed over to the space agency by Chewbacca at Oakland Airport, not far from George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch. The lightsaber will be greeted in Houston by a group of stormtroopers, along with R2D2.
FOOTNOTE: Now it's a flightsaber!
9 comments:
Oh my goodness. People are so weird. I wonder if it actually lights up?
And they say NASA is out of touch with reality! GEEZ!
But what can I say---OUR tax-money, in action!
(Wonder if it's got a hollow-handle, full of Jack Daniels, for those pre-launch jitters? Nothin' worse than a "wired" astronaut before take-off, huh?)
Cheesey, wide cheshire-cat grin. That's what makes us humans (and Chewbacca) special. There is hope for us all yet.
Hi Colleen,
I'm sure it does the whole box and dice!
Keep smiling
David
Hi Bruno,
You are a stand-up comedian and philosopher all rolled into one!
I'll research the hollow handle theory!
Keep smiling
David
Hi Carol,
Definitely. Have you had your X-wing fighter serviced yet!
Keep smiling
David
Maybe tey're going to use it to iz those pesky insulating tiles.
Hi hammer,
Wouldn't it be wonderful if it fixed the problem ....
Keep smiling
David
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