How does the Death Star move?

[Jark212]

...It doesn't. It's a space station that can fire a laser beam across the galaxy. It's just in an orbit.

Seems logical. I'll agree with you comrade...

 

[Lem0nade Inlay]

I dunno, how is it somehow a long time ago, yet in the future? (Muffin for reference.)

Lol, the start of Blue Harvest?

OP: Yeah I guess Orbit...and stuff.

 

[rt052192]

it doesnt exist so who cares? In real life it would need one helluva giant thruster system seeing as how there is no gravity. In the world of physics Star Wars is full of shit...

 

[Dr. wonderful]

One drawback of the original design was the power systems. Twenty-four hours were required to fully charge the laser. However, even low power shots were capable of massive destruction on a planetary scale. The second Death Star had redesigned systems and was capable of firing the superlaser once every three minutes. It also had improved targeting computers, allowing it to fire the weapon accurately at capital ships.

There were small gaps in the shields of the first Death Star; the Empire believed that this was harmless since only small ships could wiggle through the gaps. The shields of the second Death Star would have had no such gaps.

The second Death Star also corrected several other flaws in the original design. The two-meter exhaust vent that doomed the first station was replaced with millions of millimeter wide tubes, each designed to seal if excess energy was detected. The second station also boasted far more turbolaser batteries with redesigned targeting systems, allowing them to target starfighters more easily. The greatest concentration of turbolasers was located near the Emperor's throne tower.


- Wookipedia: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Star

 

[Mr. Gency]

Everyone in the Death Star jumps in the same direction at the same time.

 

[InnerRebellion]

I dunno, how is it somehow a long time ago, yet in the future? (Muffin for reference.)

Lol, the start of Blue Harvest?

OP: Yeah I guess Orbit...and stuff.

One muffin for you. No refunds or exchanges.

 

[Mr. Gency]

One drawback of the original design was the power systems. Twenty-four hours were required to fully charge the laser. However, even low power shots were capable of massive destruction on a planetary scale. The second Death Star had redesigned systems and was capable of firing the superlaser once every three minutes. It also had improved targeting computers, allowing it to fire the weapon accurately at capital ships.

There were small gaps in the shields of the first Death Star; the Empire believed that this was harmless since only small ships could wiggle through the gaps. The shields of the second Death Star would have had no such gaps.

The second Death Star also corrected several other flaws in the original design. The two-meter exhaust vent that doomed the first station was replaced with millions of millimeter wide tubes, each designed to seal if excess energy was detected. The second station also boasted far more turbolaser batteries with redesigned targeting systems, allowing them to target starfighters more easily. The greatest concentration of turbolasers was located near the Emperor's throne tower.


- Wookipedia: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Star

So what your saying is that Death Star 2 would rape everyone.

 

[Yoshemo]

They didn't WANT to destroy Alderaan. They were just like, "Oh hey, Alderaan, I guess that'll do. Shame we have to destroy it now, they seemed like such nice people. Oh well."

I think they blew it up because Princess Leah lived there and they wanted to intimidate her

OT: It doesn't move! it moves everything in the universe around it

 

[Hurray Forums]

Mr. Popo. just says his name and it moves because it knows better.

 

[smartmoose]

I believe the Death Star works like the Planet Express ship.

It doesn't move, it moves the space around it.

 

[Damon Youngker]

Tugs. It would have to use a system of tug ships, how else would it have gotten from alderran(sp?) to the secret rebel base. And i'd imagine it had some sort of antigravity thing as well

 

[Kakashi on crack]

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 deadly 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.

In the star wars universe we have three engines:

Sub light engines (commonly seen as ion engines)

Hyperspace Engines (Capable of FTL speeds)

And crap engines (found on machinery, and in droids)

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EDIT: And yes Mr. Gency, the Second Death Star would "rape" everyone... Though that's not the best term for it.

 

[War Penguin]

Well, according to Newton's first law, an object at rest will stay at rest unless an outside force acts upon it. So I always figured they had to tether some poor stormtrooper out into space with a stick and just push, just to get it into motion.

Really, though, I think it just has some unseeable engines that allowed to move from planet to planet.

 

[MetalGenocide]

It is fueled by pure evil awesomeness. And cookies. Remember to join the dark side, they have cookies! NOMNOMNOMNOM

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Darth Vader tells it to.

 

[BlueberryFalacy]

bit off topic but when did the escapist become stardestroyer?

and if anyone even hazards a guess after this you really do have to be f***ing stupid, you have 3 semi logical answers

Oh and for those wondering the X-Wings had wings for 2 reasons, in space flight it allows for more accurate thurst steering as each engine is a seperate entity when the wings are expanded and it was actually built for planetary skirmishes ala Naboo Fighters and A-Wings. Although yes the physics behind it is so mind boggling that most people give up trying to work out if it is even physically possible after a time.

Mr. Popo. just says his name and it moves because it knows better.

Don't make me get all Bojack on yo' ass

 

[Dr. wonderful]

One drawback of the original design was the power systems. Twenty-four hours were required to fully charge the laser. However, even low power shots were capable of massive destruction on a planetary scale. The second Death Star had redesigned systems and was capable of firing the superlaser once every three minutes. It also had improved targeting computers, allowing it to fire the weapon accurately at capital ships.

There were small gaps in the shields of the first Death Star; the Empire believed that this was harmless since only small ships could wiggle through the gaps. The shields of the second Death Star would have had no such gaps.

The second Death Star also corrected several other flaws in the original design. The two-meter exhaust vent that doomed the first station was replaced with millions of millimeter wide tubes, each designed to seal if excess energy was detected. The second station also boasted far more turbolaser batteries with redesigned targeting systems, allowing them to target starfighters more easily. The greatest concentration of turbolasers was located near the Emperor's throne tower.


- Wookipedia: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Star

So what your saying is that Death Star 2 would rape everyone.

Yeah, pretty much.

Thank goodness it wasn't complete amirte?

 

[Darth_Dude]

The Death Star.You know, the massive battle station from Star Wars. Its the size of a small moon. It would need some massive engines to get around. But half the thing is taken up by the laser and it doesn't have the glowing blue engines like every other ship in star wars. So how does it get around?

I think the laser cannon doubled as a hyper-drive. That's my theory anyway. Based on Hyperdrive technology, it looks like any ship could jump into hyperspace without the crew getting floored or even noticing so, it isn't that far-fetched to think the station could move around like that.

Once the Deathstar has reached the desired system, it would orbit it's targeted world. I think they cover how it 'moves' though in one of those huge ass books you see at the book store. Actually isn't there a schematic of it in one of those?

Yes, it has massive engines. You just never see them in the movies.

"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 deadly 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."
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