Tue. 05/04 - The Closest to a Real Lightsaber We'll Probably Get

The physics of jumping to hyperspace, Disney teases their retractable lightsaber, and more Star Wars Day updates. Plus, in real space news: China launched the first module of the Chinese Space Station into orbit last week. Sponsors: Our Opinions Are Correct, Subscribe on Apple Podcasts ouropinionsarecorrect.com Mint Mobile, Get a new wireless plan for just $15 a month mintmobile.com/kottke Links: When You Jump to Hyperspace, Make Sure You Wear a Seatbelt (Wired) China Launches First Module of New Space Station Into Orbit (Smithsonian Magazine) China launches core module of new space station to orbit (Space.com) China Is Set to Launch First Module of Massive Space Station (Scientific American) Disney reveals its ‘real’ lightsaber, and it looks extremely cool (The Verge) Star Wars Hotel: It's Not a Hotel At All, It's a 2 Day Cruise (io9) How Disney’s ‘real’ lightsaber patent actually works (The Verge) "Ben" (Blue Milk Run, Bandcamp) Baby Yoda Day in the Life (Preeti Chhibber, Twitter) ‘I’m bursting with fiction’: Alan Moore announces five-volume fantasy epic (The Guardian) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices