BB-8 Visits NASA! Plus, Building BB-8 Clip.
The breakout star of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is going places – specifically, to NASA HQ to communicate with a droid from this galaxy. This article (based on an official press release from Disney) contains new footage of the droid in action, along with details on what it took to come up with the character.
BB-8 also got to briefly commune with another of NASA’s droid:
Here’s a little more BB-8 concept art for the road:
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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.
Am I the only one who wished Poe/Issac arrived to take BB-8 home
BB-8 truly is an incredible manifestation of human creativity and ingenuity. It’s pure magic.
It’s a soccer ball on a stick – let’s not get carried away.
Interesting that the guy next to him in the concept art looks just like Ezra.
Except it’s a girl in the concept art, genius.