Space Station astronauts watched 'The Last Jedi' from orbit 240 miles above Earth

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station watched Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi while in orbit about 240 miles above Earth on Saturday. 

A picture posted to Twitter from NASA astronaut Mar. T. Vande Hei shows five of the six current occupants of the station gathered around a screen, watching what appears to be a scene from the latest addition to the Star Wars franchise. 

Although Vande Hei doesn’t specify that the movie is The Last Jedi, space.com pointed out that the image on the screen appears to show X-wing pilot Poe Dameron, played by the actor Oscar Isaac. Isaac played the same role in The Force Awakens, but we’re pretty sure this is a scene from the newest film.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Space Station astronauts watched 'The Last Jedi' from orbit 240 miles above Earth