Marvel Beams Iron Man Into Space for Intergalactic Screening

American astronaut Garret Reisman couldn’t wait to return to Earth to catch summer blockbuster Iron Man. So, to help him combat his space cabin fever, Marvel decided to broadcast a special screening of the film directly to the New Jersey native aboard the International Space Station. If Reisman’s name sounds familiar, it’s because the flight engineer […]

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American astronaut Garret Reisman couldn't wait to return to Earth to catch summer blockbuster Iron Man.

So, to help him combat his space cabin fever, Marvel decided to broadcast a special screening of* *the film directly to the New Jersey native aboard the International Space Station.

If Reisman's name sounds familiar, it's because the flight engineer appeared in a video segment on The *Colbert Report earlier this month. *

No word from Marvel yet whether or not there will be an intergalactic showing of The Incredible Hulk, but we can hope, can't we?

[via io9]____

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