11/9/2023 0 Comments Death star copy paste![]() The construction phase of the Death Star project took place in orbit around the planet Despayre and was primarily handled by defense contracting company Sienar Systems. It was much smaller than the Death Star would eventually be and had no propulsion system. A prototype Death Star was built at Maw but was little more than a spherical frame with an untested Superlaser. They all worked in a top secret facility, code-named Maw, hidden deep in one of the most inhospitable regions of the galaxy. Visionary scientists and engineers like Qwi Xux, Tol Sivron and Bevel Lemelisk were conscripted by the Empire to develop the space station. In fact, the Doctrine of Fear was ratified by the Emperor the very same day the second successful firing of the Death Star destroyed the planet of Alderrann. The development and construction of the Death Star had begun long before the first debate ever took place about the Doctrine of Fear. He believed that after the total annihilation of a planet, fear would spread throughout the galaxy and maintain order. Tarkin intended to make an example of a rebellious system as soon as the Death Star was capable. Tarkin's answer to any potential dissonance was the Death Star. Opponents to the Doctrine of Fear (and there were many in the Empire) claimed that this new policy would rip the Empire apart and that planets would revolt without direct representation in the Senate. Little is actually known about the details of the highly classified reactor design, but we do know that it is a massive fusion reactor fed by stellar fuel bottles that line the periphery of the main reactor chamber. The Death Star's hypermatter core is based largely on early Sienar Systems hypermatter implosion core that was the power source of the Confederacy of Independent Systems' Great Weapon (the early inspiration for the Death Star - more on this later). The hypermatter reactor is the heart of the Death Star. ![]() The answer to both of these problems was solved with the invention of the hypermatter reactor. The greatest challenge was always powering a cannon big enough to fire a beam that could destroy a planet and moving a battle station the size of a small moon. ![]() The greatest challenge in designing the Death Star was not creating a cannon big enough to fire a beam that could destroy a planet, nor was it creating a battle station the size of a small moon. Photo courtesy NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute A main beam then blasts from the nexus to the intended target. The main cannon and eight tributary lasers fire beams that converge at the outer perimeter of the Superlaser dish in an amplification nexus. This allows the Death Star to aim the Superlaser within a certain field of fire without having to turn the entire station. All of the tributary lasers can be angled for targeting. There are also four back up lasers in case any of the main eight tributaries fail. The lens is known as "the Eye" and is surrounded by eight tributary lasers. ![]() The Superlaser has a massive lens built around a huge synthetic focusing crystal. The sun is the source of power and the lens is the focus. These rays intersect under the lens and at the point of intersection a beam of heat is created that burns the leaf. When a magnifying glass is held at the correct angle between the sun and a leaf, the sunrays are focused through the lens. If you've ever burned a leaf with a magnifying glass you understand the basic principle behind the Superlaser. ![]()
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