Could the Death Star be built?

Brooks Peck, a curator at the EMP Museum in Seattle believes that creating enough metal to build the Death Star is also theoretically possible—but only if we already have an established space infrastructure to support it. We technically do, but it's still in its infancy.

How long would it take to build the Death Star?

In most construction cases, materials represent about one third of total project costs, so at the very least, a Death Star would actually run you about 50 septillion dollars. Conservatively. But since it's going to take around 30 million years to complete the whole project, we've got time to save up.

How much would it cost to build a real life Death Star?

Together, construction and launch of a small death star to low Earth orbit would cost around $1,370,000,000,000,000,000,000.

Is the Death Star laser possible?

Though it's not big enough or strong enough to destroy a planet, scientists have developed an amplified laser reminiscent of the Death Star from "Star Wars," according to a new study. The futuristic superweapon combines multiple laser beams into one destructive blast, the researchers said.

Can the Death Star destroy Earth?

Alderaan and Earth are very similar, so we'll look at what it would take for the Death Star to destroy Earth. For that, the Death Star would have to overpower the forces that hold the planet together—in this case, gravity. The gravitational binding energy of Earth is 2.24*10^32 Joules (that's 240 followed by 32 zeros).

What If You Could Build the Death Star?

Is there a Kyber crystal in the Death Star?

Each of the Empire's Death Stars was built around a terrifying weapon – a superlaser array capable of destroying a planet. According to legend, the ancient Sith used massive kyber crystals to create superweapons; during the Clone Wars, the Geonosians revived the superlaser design.

How much steel would it take to build the Death Star?

Scaling up to the Death Star, this is about 1.08x10¹⁵ tonnes of steel. 1 with fifteen zeros. Which seems like a colossal mass but we've calculated that from the iron in the earth, you could make just over 2 billion Death Stars.

Was there a third Death Star?

The Death Star III, also known as the third Death Star, was a mock Death Star battle station created from an incomplete worldcraft by the Kaarenth Dissension.

Does the Death Star have gravity?

The Death Star's gravity is so small that if it were to orbit the Earth where the Moon is, we'd hardly notice any difference. The Moon is 40,000 times more massive than the Death Star!

Could a Star Destroyer be built?

A Star Destroyer will cost $636 billion to build the parts on Earth, plus $44.4 trillion to get it all off Earth and to Mars. At that launch cost, it's definitely worth investing in asteroid mining and refining technologies first.

Can Death Star go into hyperspace?

Using linked banks of 123 hyperdrive field generators tied into a single navigational matrix, the Death Star could travel across the galaxy at superluminal velocities.

Why did the Death Star take 20 years?

Its construction was begun during that war. It would take over 20 years to complete the battlestation. Yet, the second–even bigger than the first–was built in a mere 4 years. That's 20% of the time they took to build the first, smaller one.

How big would a real Death Star be?

In short, don't count on it happening anytime soon: The actual size of the Death Star, according to their estimations, is close to 120 to 160 kilometers in diameter, and would cost the equivalent of 18 quadrillion dollars to build.

Is Starkiller Base stronger than the Death Star?

The 2015 film The Force Awakens introduced Starkiller Base, a planet converted by the First Order into a superweapon. While more powerful and technologically advanced than both Death Stars, being capable of destroying entire planetary systems, it is destroyed by the Resistance.

Is there an Earth in Star Wars?

While it doesn't play a major part in the Star Wars universe, Earth has appeared in canon and non-canon material. Star Wars fans will be familiar with the phrase, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away," which marks the beginning of each film in the Skywalker Saga.

Can Darth Vader destroy a planet?

A new canon story reveals Sith sabotage. It's no secret that Darth Vader was no fan of the Death Star. As he said in Star Wars: A New Hope: "The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force."

Is Death Star 2 bigger?

The Death Star II was the second Death Star battlestation to be constructed by the Galactic Empire. It was significantly larger than its predecessor, measuring over 160 kilometers in diameter, and was built after the destruction of the first Death Star at the Battle of Yavin.

Why does the second Death Star look unfinished?

The second Death Star was purposely left vulnerable. Emperor Palpatine used the unfinished, exposed, "vulnerable" second Death Star as bait to set a trap for the Rebellion.

How much would the second Death Star cost?

With its 900 km diameter, the second Death Star would have cost the Galactic Empire $419 quintillion.

How much does it cost to run the Death Star?

They conclude that operating the planet-destroying starbase would cost 6.2 octillion British pounds, or $7.8 octillion, per day—that's $7,800,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.

How much would it cost to build Starkiller Base?

Ahead of opening weekend for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Washington University assistant professor Zach Feinstein ran the numbers on Starkiller Base, the planet-turned-superweapon from 2015's “Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He pegs the price tag at $9.315 quintillion.

What is the rarest kyber crystal?

For this list, we'll go with the Ghostfire crystal, making it the rarest and most dangerous lightsaber crystal in Star Wars Legends.

What is the most powerful lightsaber?

This one is the black lightsaber, affectionately known as the “Darksaber.” Quite frankly, this lightsaber has been known to be the strongest overall.

How much is a black kyber crystal worth?

A kyber crystal costs $13 (plus tax) at Galaxy's Edge. Since July 2018, over 100 black kyber crystals have sold on eBay for around $300 to $500 each. On July 2, 2019, one black kyber crystal sold for a staggering $1,675.00 at auction.