New York Giants legend Michael Strahan recently had his jersey number retired by the franchise. However, that's not the only news-worthy thing Strahan did. The Giants legend recently channeled his inner Han Solo.

Giants legend Michael Strahan and the rest of the Blue Origin team stuck the landing! Solo's, er Strahan's, trip into space was a success. Not only is Strahan adept at sacking an NFL quarterback but he can also officially say that he was in space.

Ohh, the sack celebrations Strahan could have performed on the field if he were playing for the Giants currently.

One can imagine how funny Strahan must have been while the vessel was launching into space. The Giants legend was probably cracking jokes the whole time and asking funny questions while the team was trying to successfully launch into space.

Or maybe, like Han Solo, Michael Strahan has a knack for space travel. Who knows, Strahan could have been a natural this whole time at star surfing and no one would have ever known it. If that's the case, someone needs to find him his version of Chewbacca.

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In all seriousness, that is an awesome experience that the former Giants star- who reportedly told Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos that he wants to go back- got to experience.

See? Strahan already has the adventurous and daring qualities of the man who commanded the Milennium Falcon, Han Solo. Michael Strahan in space part two. Let's make it happen.