Coming soon from a galaxy far, far away: The original lightsaber wielded by Luke Skywalker will be delivered to NASA for launch in late October aboard shuttle Discovery, a flight that will mark the 30th anniversary of the 1977 release of the movie classic "Star Wars."Teaming together with Captain Han Solo and robots R2-D2 and C-3PO, Skywalker used the futuristic sword in his bid to free Princess Leia from the grips of evil Imperial forces ruling the Galactic Empire with fear.
The lightsaber will be delivered today to Houston Hobby Airport, which is located about 30 minutes north of NASA's Johnson Space Center. Stormtroopers, R2-D2 and others will escort the it off the plane and into a crowd of airline travelers and Star Wars fans around 4:20 p.m. CDT (5:20 p.m. EDT).
The lightsaber will be transported to Space Center Houston -- the visitor complex on NASA Road One near the main gate to JSC -- where it will be on display through Labor Day. Then it will be shipped to Kennedy Space Center and stowed in the orbiter Discovery's middeck during the shuttle's 13-day round trip to the International Space Station.
IMAGE NOTE: Click to enlarge the photo of actor Mark Hamill, who played the role of Luke Skywalker in the 1977 movie Star Wars. His lightsaber is destined to fly into space aboard shuttle Dicsovery on its October mission to the International Space Station.
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