How does the Death Star move?

[CoverYourHead]

Um... Star destroyers towed it? That's my guess.

Either that or the hamster thing.

 

[ShadowKatt]

I always thought it had a gravity drive of some sort.

I kinda feel bad. I'm a huge star wars buff, I should know the answer to this...

Edit: Ha, Answered

 

[emeraldrafael]

I wouldn't be surprised if it just floated around or had small propulsion engines to get it from planet to planet.

it wouldnt necessarily have to run more so just slightly thrust to the left or right to avoid something (if even need be) or just move to a different section of space.

Avoid what? If I drove Death Star I would just blow up anything that would hit it.

Thats what i mean. it doesnt have to avoid. just fire the Planet Destroying laser and work on covering up the 2 meter hole that just happens to be your achilles heal.

 

[Flee the Cities]

midichlorians and the innocent power of childrens laughter

 

[DrEmo]

Well, I have two answers:

1. Thoughtful response:
It was a moon-sized craft. Maneuvering it wouldn't have been easy. I suppose it orbited around planets until it was needed. I don't know much about it, but that seems like a somewhat reasonable explanation.

2. Generic unfunny geek response:
CTHULHU MOVES IT WITH HIS SUPAH TENTACLES OF EPIC AWESOMENESS!

... I cried inside while writing that second answer...

 

[Souldemon8]

Facilitating the Death Star's realspace propulsion were a network of powerful ion engines that transformed reactor power into needed thrust. In order for the Death Star to be a viable threat, it needed to be mobile. 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. 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...

End of discussion.Thank you Star Wars DataBank

 

[Flee the Cities]

take off every ZIG

 

[Souplex]

It moves using Midichlorians. Duh.

 

[Omikron009]

It's covered in thousands of ion engines. You just don't see them because it's so big. It's also capable of travelling through hyperspace.

 

[tunderball]

It used lightspeed to get around the galaxy and planets gravitational field to travel small distances I think. Oh and the Eagles didn't fly the fellowship to mount doom because they wanted to remain neutral or something.
Man I really wish I didn't know this stuff

 

[Xskills]

I thought when it comes to blowing up a planet outside the Death Star's local system, a propulsion system for travel to another system would be a moot and superfluous design requirement as the laser might already powerful enough to blow up a planet from a few hundred light years away.

 

[Flee the Cities]

It used lightspeed to get around the galaxy and planets gravitational field to travel small distances I think. Oh and the Eagles didn't fly the fellowship to mount doom because they wanted to remain neutral or something.
Man I really wish I didn't know this stuff

eagles sound like some bitches. "woah ineffable evil about to rock the entire middle earth, better stay out of it, dont wanna take sides"

 

[Kollega]

It's covered in thousands of ion engines. You just don't see them because it's so big. It's also capable of travelling through hyperspace.

Yup, that's how it moves. Not one big engine, but an assload of small ones. And of course it has a hyperdrive, or it wouldn't be of any practical use.

 

[Hollock]

it rolls, or is propelled by a planet destroyin lazah.

 

[Blue Musician]

HAMSTERS!

This unfortunately.

 

[Burningsok]

HAMSTERS!

Yeah I don't think I can come up with anything better or more logical then that ^^

 

[kaveradeo]

Engines running on a large supply of plotdeviceium.

Does it really matter? It just needs to move, never mind how. It wouldn't be much of a threat if it didn't.

"Hey - Rebel Scum! Would you be so kind as to come to this system here, and line up all of your ships right here in front of our giant doomsday laser? Thanks a bunch!"

its called phlebotinum. and i agree with your explanation.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Very slowly. If you want a more detailed answer, study this picture for more information.

There's your answer. If you can't find an answer, look harder.