{"id":251097,"date":"2021-05-16T20:13:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T17:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/see-an-x-wing-from-star-wars-next-year-at-the-smithsonian-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-05-16T20:13:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T17:13:45","slug":"see-an-x-wing-from-star-wars-next-year-at-the-smithsonian-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/see-an-x-wing-from-star-wars-next-year-at-the-smithsonian-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#See an X-Wing from \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Next Year at the Smithsonian \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#See an X-Wing from \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Next Year at the Smithsonian \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Smithsonian Magazine\/Jim Preston, NASM<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the most iconic items in movie history is the X-Wing Starfighter from the legendary Star Wars<\/i> film franchise. And in 2022, you\u2019ll be able to see<\/a> a screen-used prop from 2019\u2019s Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker<\/i><\/a> at the Smithsonian.<\/p>\n

The beloved fictional spacecraft is on loan from Lucasfilm Ltd. It\u2019s currently parked at the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar<\/a> at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, undergoing conservation. There, museum conservators clean the prop and check for any damage that might have occurred during transit, as the ship was transported in pieces.<\/p>\n

In late 2022, the T-70X-Wing will be moved just outside Washington D.C.\u2019s Albert Einstein Planetarium at the Smithsonian\u2019s National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall. There, teams will work to reassemble the ship from the pieces it was shipped in and hang it by rigging from the ceiling at the museum. An impressive feat, given that the prop\u2019s wingspan measures 37 feet.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to have an X-Wing on exhibit,\u201d stated Margaret Weitekamp, space history chair at the museum. \u201cIt\u2019s a real screen-used vehicle from the 2019 film Rise of Skywalker<\/i>. This display speaks to that crossover connection between people who are excited about space flight and have been inspired by the visions Star Wars<\/i> has been putting out since 1977.\u201d<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YXHUFxsv_kI<\/a><\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time a piece of Star Wars<\/i> history has been on display at Washington\u2019s iconic Smithsonian museum. Previously, in 1997, a curated collection of costumes and props were a featured exhibition, dubbed Star Wars: The Magic of Myth<\/i>, including a production model of the Millennium Falcon. The exhibition explored the theme<\/a>s of creator George Lucas.<\/p>\n

Other science-fiction<\/a> spacecraft have spent time at the Smithsonian, too, like 2016 exhibit from the Star Trek<\/i> TV series<\/a>. The exhibition, titled Boldly Go 50<\/i>, put the studio model of the Starship Enterprise<\/i> on display. Others, like 2001: A Space Odyssey<\/i> also shared the limelight a few years back.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no doubt that being able to see the iconic X-Wing in real life, even though it\u2019s just a movie prop, will put a smile on every Star Wars<\/i> fan who gets to see it.<\/p>\n

Source: Smithsonian Magazine<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n