Luke Skywalker's original Jedi lightsaber film prop from Return of the Jedi makes its way into space (for real) with NASA astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery in October. To commemorate the historic event, Star Wars characters visited the Oakland International Airport where Chewbacca handed the lightsaber over to NASA's Space Center Houston during a special ceremony on Aug. 28, 2007.

Catch the full story over at the Official Starwars.com Blog and watch the video above.