Luke Skywalder's Light Saber Going Into Space

[Let Da Big Dog Eat 37]

It's been a good week for space junkies. Not only did we have a total eclipse of the moon on Tuesday morning, but Luke Skywalker's lightsaber (a prop used by actor Mark Hamill in the Star Wars movies) was flown with much fanfare from California to Texas on route to NASA's Johnson Space Center, where it will be on display to tourists until October 23 when it will blast off for the International Space Station.

 

Yes, you read that right: Our astronauts are taking a lightsaber into space. The stunt, a cooperative effort between George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, and NASA commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars franchise and aims to raise public interest in space exploration. At least that's the official explanation. We conspiracy theorists know better: There's something out there, and the lightsaber is going along just in case.

 

A whole gang of Star Wars characters showed up on Tuesday to send the lightsaber on its journey. Chewbacca and C3PO waved the weapon off in California, and a troop of evil imperial Storm Troopers welcomed it at Hobby Airport in Houston. Who'd a thunk it? The fabled "force" of the Star Wars movies (as in "may the force be with you") is just good PR. Title for this story: "U.S. Astronauts Are Packin'".

 

Maybe I shouldn't think about it at all.

Think I'll go have a

[LordOpie 0]

Jesus was a Sith Lord.

[DuckStupid 40]

I hate you.

[Sparkling Wiggles 0]

Who the fock is Luke Skywalder? Sounds like a rabbi.

[LordOpie 0]

Who the fock is Luke Skywalder? Sounds like a rabbi.

May the Schwartz be with you!

[Franknbeans 46]

May the Schwartz be with you!

and also with you

[Nomad99 411]

May the Schwartz be with you!

 

 

Funny..........She doesn't look Druish....

[kutulu 1,551]

I heard their gonna launch it toward Uranus