Can the Death Star Travel at Lightspeed?

Did you know, the Death Star can actually travel at lightspeed? It has 123 individual generators, controlled by 1 navigation matrix. That’s how it was able to follow the Falcon, traveling from Alderaan to Yavin in a few hours.

How long would it take to traverse the Death Star?

If Darth Vader were to try to mop the entire station without a break then it would take him 11.4 million years to do it.

What if Yavin 4 was destroyed?

The Empire now has a nigh-invulnerable battle station that can destroy planets. Nobody can afford to support the Rebels, so any that survived after Yavin 4 would be starved of resources. Lacking any effective opposition, the Empire tightens its hold on the galaxy.

Who cleans the floors of the Death Star?

Tasked with basic repairs, delivering messages, guiding visitors and cleaning floors, the mouse droid was servicing the Death Star over two decades before Roombas hit the living room floor.

Who destroyed the Death Star in Star Wars?

Both Death Stars were destroyed by the Rebel Alliance shortly after they became operational. The first Death Star was destroyed by Luke Skywalker, with the help of Han Solo, and the second Death Star was destroyed by Wedge Antilles and Lando Calrissian.

How did the Death Star get its power?

The incredible energies harnessed by the station combined with its great mass gave the Death Star magnetic and artificial gravitational fields equal to those found on orbital bodies many times greater in size. The Death Star’s superlaser derived power directly from the hypermatter reactor.

Why did Palpatine build the Death Star?

The Death Star, whose concept had been explored even before the Clone Wars, was the first in a long series of superweapons developed to execute the Tarkin Doctrine. The Death Star was designed to allow Emperor Palpatine to more directly control the Galactic Empire through fear.

How did the Death Star become the Empire’s ultimate weapon?

Tarkin’s creative work and thought resulted in the realization of the Death Star as the Empire’s ultimate weapon. After the beginning of the Great Jedi Purge, an assault was led on the planet Kashyyyk to enslave the native Wookiees for the Death Star’s construction.