Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination

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An original Darth Vader costume is one of the displays in "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," at the Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pop culture extravaganza, which stars a life size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit among other geek Holy Grails from the "Star Wars" universe, brings the George Lucas mythos back home to the Bay Area where it all began. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

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Dale Tolosa, dressed as an X-wing pilot, poses for a photo with a scale model of the spacecraft during a sneak-preview of "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," at the Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pop culture extravaganza, which stars a life size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit among other geek Holy Grails from the "Star Wars" universe, brings the George Lucas mythos back home to the Bay Area where it all began. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

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A visitor dressed as an imperial stormtrooper appears to guard an original Darth Vader costume is one of the displays in "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," at the Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pop culture extravaganza, which stars a life size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit among other geek Holy Grails from the "Star Wars" universe, brings the George Lucas mythos back home to the Bay Area where it all began. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

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Megan Berschens, 8, dressed as a Jawa, waits to participate in the press opening for "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," at the Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pop culture extravaganza, which stars a life size replica of the Millenium Falcon cockpit among other geek Holy Grails from the "Star Wars" universe, brings the George Lucas mythos back home to the Bay Area where it all began. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

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A visitor enters "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," at the Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pop culture extravaganza, which stars a life size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit among other geek Holy Grails from the "Star Wars" universe, brings the George Lucas mythos back home to the Bay Area where it all began. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

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Original wookiee costumes on display in "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," at the Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pop culture extravaganza, which stars a life size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit among other geek Holy Grails from the "Star Wars" universe, brings the George Lucas mythos back home to the Bay Area where it all began. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

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A model of the Millennium Falcon is one of the displays in "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," at the Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pop culture extravaganza, which stars a life size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit among other geek Holy Grails from the "Star Wars" universe, brings the George Lucas mythos back home to the Bay Area where it all began. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

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A "Yoda" figure is one of the displays in "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," at the Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pop culture extravaganza, which stars a life size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit among other geek Holy Grails from the "Star Wars" universe, brings the George Lucas mythos back home to the Bay Area where it all began. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

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R2-D2 poses for photos in the entrance for Millennium Falcon Experience the during the press opening for "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," at the Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pop culture extravaganza, which stars a life size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit among other geek Holy Grails from the "Star Wars" universe, brings the George Lucas mythos back home to the Bay Area where it all began. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

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A visitor dressed as an imperial stormtrooper checks out the displays in "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," at the Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pop culture extravaganza, which stars a life size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit among other geek Holy Grails from the "Star Wars" universe, brings the George Lucas mythos back home to the Bay Area where it all began. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

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C3po is one of the displays in "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," at the Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pop culture extravaganza, which stars a life size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit among other geek Holy Grails from the "Star Wars" universe, brings the George Lucas mythos back home to the Bay Area where it all began. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

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Models of Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder are on display in "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," at the Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pop culture extravaganza, which stars a life size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit among other geek Holy Grails from the "Star Wars" universe, brings the George Lucas mythos back home to the Bay Area where it all began. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

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A life size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit allows visitors to experience "hyper-drive" in "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," at the Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The pop culture extravaganza brings the George Lucas mythos back home to the Bay Area where it all began. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)