Is the Death Star Real?

The Death Star is a fictional mobile space station and galactic superweapon featured in the Star Wars space-opera franchise.

How much would a real Death Star cost?

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

Was the Death Star built on a planet?

At some point after the Battle of Endor, a third Death Star was being constructed in orbit around the forest moon of Endor which was escorted by a fleet of Imperial-class Star Destroyers but was destroyed by the New Republic while still undergoing construction.

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).

Who built the Death Star?

It was constructed by Bevel Lemelisk and his engineers at the Empire's secret Maw Installation. The prototype measured 120 kilometers in diameter. Its superlaser was only powerful enough to destroy a planet's core, rendering it an uninhabitable "dead planet".

What If You Could Build the Death Star?

How long would it take to build the Death Star in real life?

Pyle says estimates indicate it would take 830,000 years of Earth's current steel output to create enough metal for the hull of the superstructure alone.

Why did the Death Star have a hole?

The holes were purportedly for ventilation, so when Luke Skywalker was able to exploit them so catastrophically in the original “Star Wars,” fans speculated: Was there not a better way?

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.

Why did the Death Star have a weakness?

The Death Star's thermal exhaust port was a significant flaw in the design that the Rebels were able to exploit during the Battle of Yavin. This led to the thermal exhaust ports to be removed for the Death Star II, although the Death Star III retained this weakness.

How long did the Death Star last?

And yet, when it comes to the Death Star nothing quite seemed to proceed as the Emperor had planned. The super-weapon took over 20 years to complete - and, of course, was destroyed on the very day it was finally ready to be unveiled to the Galaxy.

Can Death Star go into hyperspace?

Obviously the Death Star must have hyperdrive capability in order to be an effective weapon in a galactic civil war. The only clue as to the Death Star's speed of jumping into hyperspace is Vader's statement.

How many Death Stars were destroyed?

The first Death Star was destroyed at the end of that film, due to the Rebel Alliance capitalizing on a structural weakness. It was replaced by a second Death Star, which was destroyed at the end of 1983's Return Of The Jedi after the Rebel Alliance capitalized on a structural weakness.

Can we build a Death Star?

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.

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.

Is the Death Star bigger than the moon?

So the Death Star can't be so close it spans half the sky, but it could be close enough to appear larger than our Moon. For example, if the superweapon were 1,000 kilometers above the Earth, its apparent size would be about eight times that of the Moon, making it by far the largest object in the sky.

Could the Star Wars galaxy exist?

To be rational, there are estimated over 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe alone so the chances of a galaxy existing somewhere in the universe, possibly outside the observable universe, just like the one we see in Star Wars is very likely.

What language do humans speak in Star Wars?

Galactic Basic Standard, also known as Galactic Basic, Basic, or galactic standard, was the name of the most prevalent language in the galaxy. It was spoken by species including—but not limited to—humans, Pantorans, and Toydarians, but not by Ithorians or Talz.

Did the second Death Star have the same weakness?

Expecting the full might of the Rebellion to arrive, Palpatine defended Endor with a gargantuan fleet and an operational superlaser. This time, however, the second Death Star was enveloped in an energy shield because The Emperor knew that it shared a nearly identical weakness to its predecessor.

Why does the second Death Star look unfinished?

Before its destruction, the Death Star II's superstructure was still incomplete. Large sections of the outer hull were still missing, exposing the inner decks still under construction.

Who destroyed the Death Star 2?

This improvisation gave Rebel ground forces more time, and Han was eventually able to destroy Death Star II's shield generator. Lando and Wedge Antilles (in an X-wing) both flew inside the superstructure, knocking out its main reactor and finally destroying Death Star II.

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.

Who destroyed the Third Death Star?

While the Kaarenth Dissension's sophisticated feint was a successful distraction, this so-called Death Star III was ultimately destroyed by Red Squadron when Red Leader made a direct hit to its unprotected thermal exhaust port.

How long would it take to get from one side of the Death Star to the other?

You can be on the other side of the first Death Star in less than 10 minutes and under 13 minutes for the second Death Star. Most people on the Death Star aren't TIE fighter pilots, so the dignitaries would most likely be taking a TIE command shuttle, which has a lower velocity.