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NASA To Send Luke's Lightsaber Into Space

Posted by kdawson on from the may-the-force-ahh-never-mind dept.

Verunks writes "In honor of the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, NASA will launch Luke Skywalker's original Jedi lightsaber into space along with the crew of the space shuttle Discovery. The launch is slated for October."

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  1. Careful... by Treskin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, now. That's one of the great artifacts of geekdom, and they're risking it on a shuttle launch? I seem to recall NASA's shuttles being a little... what's the word... explody, at times. Losing another crew would be bad enough, but Luke's saber? C'mon!

    1. Re:Careful... by tsm_sf · · Score: 5, Funny

      Tragedy is when I cut my finger, comedy is when you fall into an open manhole and die.

      - Mel Brooks

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  2. Really cool if by dotslashdot · · Score: 5, Funny

    What would be really cool is if some aliens found it and made operational and then shipped it to me using GalEx (GalaxyExpress). Then I could go up to my boss, rattle my light saber by saying "Look. I am your fodder." Khoo khaa.

  3. Re:Um by OldManAndTheC++ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes. It will be ejected into space, while miles below on the ground, Mark Hamill will reach spaceward, grimacing slightly as if straining on the toilet. The lightsaber will fly towards his outstretched hand through the power of The Force.

    This is also how he retrieves his TV remote without getting up.

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  4. Re:Um by RuBLed · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is also how he retrieves his TV remote without getting up.


    from the toilet?
  5. Not a big deal by Derek+Loev · · Score: 5, Funny

    Guys, don't worry, I'm sure it's not the real lightsaber. The real one was lost years ago. This is a digitally remastered (better) lightsaber with added features and toys! Very soon you will be able to buy your own original (digitally remastered and better) lightsaber at your local convenience store and you too can shoot it off into space. And it really is a good buy, George Lucas has assured us the money will go to deleting the entire Obi-Wan Darth Vader duel of A New Hope and adding a new scene (digitally remastered and better, of course) with Ewan McGregor. It's going to be great!

  6. Shouldn't it already be in space? by Enderandrew · · Score: 5, Funny

    After Vader cut off Luke's hand, I thought the saber would be tumbling somewhere in the Bespin system.

    The irony of that moment is that Luke's father "wanted him to have it", except Luke's father cut off his hand to disarm him of it. And apparently Obi-Wan's interpretation of "he wanted you to have it", is "I took it from him after I left the bastard for dead." Though, I imagine his phrasing seems a little more sentimental.

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  7. Re:Glad to see... by cp.tar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jesus, no kidding. I wouldn't think this is exactly the kind of publicity NASA needs. Replacing moon rocks with light sabers? That's sacreligious.

    Just wait. Soon enough, they'll be modifying the Moon to look like the Death Star.

    At least they'll want us to believe they're only modifying it to look like the Death Star, while actual"#$//" NO CARRIER.

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  8. Re:Fired by sircastor · · Score: 5, Funny

    the whole series is really about him but noooo.... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!