Peter Mayhew gets touching Star Wars tribute from astronaut on International Space Station
Peter Mayhew, known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, has finally received the space-based tribute he deserves.
The celebration of Mayhew came courtesy of astronaut Nick Hague who secured a photo of Mayhew to one of the International Space Station's (ISS) windows with a gorgeous view of Earth in the background.
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A few fans noticed that the window in which Hague placed Mayhew's photo held more than a passing resemblance to both a TIE fighter and, more appropriately, the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon.
As CNET notes, Star Wars was definitely on the minds of Hague and the other ISS astronauts as they, like millions of fans, celebrated May The Fourth, aka Star Wars Day, with their own viewing of one of the Star Wars films.
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Mayhew died on April 30 at his home in Texas at the age of 74, prompting tributes to pour in from all over the globe and, now, high above it, too.
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Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
