2/20/2023 0 Comments Cost to build death starThe International Space Station requires about 0.75W of power for every m³ of the space station. It turns out our conventional technologies might not cut it. I’m more concerned conceptually with how to power such a colossal battle station and how to generate gravity for everyone on board. For example, at current production rates of steel it would take 182 times the current age of the universe to accrue enough. So would it possible in the real world? Let’s not worry about the vast quantities of raw materials required. In Star Wars lore, the 120km (75-mile) diameter space station was made from quadanium steel (a fictional metal alloy) and crewed by 2m Imperial personnel, including officers, Stormtroopers and TIE pilots. If we could get our hands on those plans, could we build a similar fortress? I decided to try and work out some aspects of how a Death Star might actually work. This is the story of how the rebels stole the plans to the original “Death Star” – a space station the size of a small moon with a weapon powerful enough to destroy a planet. I’m very excited about seeing Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which tells the tale summarised in the original Star Wars’ opening crawl.
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