Tuesday 26 December 2017

NASA astronauts watch "Star Wars: Last Jedi" in space

Could there be a better place to watch adventures that take place in a galaxy far, far away?

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station astronauts got their chance to watch "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," NASA said, enjoying an an out-of-this-world movie night.

Astronaut Mark Vande Hei tweeted out a photo of the orbital screening that showed five of the six members of the ISS crew in "bungee-cord chairs" and sporting drinks in bags. Not quite your typical night out at the local cineplex.

Vande Hei didn"t identify the movie, noting only that it was a "science fiction flick." However, fans might recognize a certain Poe Dameron on the screen.

Dan Huot, a NASA spokesman, confirmed in an email the film was"The Last Jedi."

Crew members "typically get movies as digital files and can play them back on a laptop or a standard projector that is currently aboard," Huot said earlier this month.

Fans offered up some fun reactions to the spacey screening.

https://twitter.com/TheisJoseph/status/945133253471625216

https://twitter.com/TriggerZappy/status/944867210790690821

https://twitter.com/radudotcimpian/status/944974127273623552

Fittingly, three Star Wars droids, the Millennium Falcon and even the Death Star appear on a recent ISS mission patch.

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