OMG, Gizmodo have got a picture story of a 21 foot long X-Wing that actually flies with rocket power. The launch is scheduled for next week and it even has an R2D2 unit in the back and the X wings take around 35 seconds to deploy into position. Lets hope the flight lasts that long [...]
On a slightly odd note, George Takei now has an asteroid named after him, formerly known as 1994 GT4. He joins Nichelle Nicholls, Gene Rodenberry, Asimov and Heinlein for astronomical bodies in space.
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