That's no Moon... That's a Space Station!

[Nathanial K'cansce]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/nasashuttletolaunchlukeskywalkerslightsaber

Looks like Star Wars is going to be really spanning the realm of space! Luke's lightsaber from 'A New Hope' will be launched this coming October into space. I think that's pretty cool, though the send off seems a bit much.

[Crystal]

Before it can make its trip to orbit though, the lightsaber will first fly to Houston, Texas, home of NASA's Johnson Space Center, by way of Southwest Airlines....The lightsaber is scheduled to depart California at 10:40 a.m. PDT and arrive in Texas at 4:20 p.m. CDT according to a release jointly issued Monday by Southwest Airlines, Space Center Houston and Lucasfilm.
Hm. I know where it's headed, what time and what airlines. Now I just need to figure out how to steal it.


Edit: Oh wait.. it was already flown. :( I just lost my shot at becoming an illegal millionaire.

[Dae Jinn]

I like how they tacked on some actual space news at the end of the story. :p lol.

[Rutabaga]

That's pretty neat! :thumbup

[Dasquian Belargic]

Who would have thought, Star Wars geeks in NASA? :mneh

[Jeseth Cloak]

Perhaps the lightsaber will be sucked into a black hole and transported back in time, and sent to a different galaxy, and then...

Ah, nevermind!

[Yuri Thrice]

What, then they'll have a "weapon" that doesn't really work? Or maybe it will alternate and become a functioning weapo....

Ah, nevermind.... :lol