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TV's 'Big Bang Theory' Launches New Season Tonight with Space Station Episode

Season six of CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory" kicks off tonight (Sept. 27), and some of the laughs should be out of this world.Last season's finale saw newly married aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz (played by Simon Helberg) launching toward the International Space Station aboard a   Russian Soyuz spacecraft , along with real-life NASA astronaut Mike Massimino and another crewmate."Seriously. You will not believe tomorrow night's premiere," Helberg (@simonhelberg) wrote in a Twitter post Wednesday (Sept. 26). "Nothing like this has been done on half hour television. Check it out!" The season six premiere, which airs tonight at 8/7 Central, finds Howard aboard the orbiting lab, struggling to manage his Earthly affairs as he zips around our planet at 17,500 mph (28,160 kph). [ Photos: TV's "Big Bang Theory" Geek Chic ]For example, Howard tries to tell his domineering mother that he wants to move out and start a life with his new bride, Bernadette. This does not go over well."Oh, God. ...

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