Who designed the Death Star model for the first film?
Concept artist Colin Cantwell received the task to design a spherical space station. John Stears created the final model incorporating this trench design.
Questions about Death Star
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When did George Lucas include the Death Star in his initial outline for the first film?
George Lucas did not include the Death Star in his initial outline for the first film. He borrowed the concept from the third act of that early draft when he began writing the feature script.
How was the second Death Star destroyed during the battle at Endor?
Wedge Antilles and Lando Calrissian flew their Millennium Falcon into the reactor chamber. They fired upon the core causing another catastrophic explosion that destroyed the second Death Star.
What is the estimated cost to build a real version of the Death Star according to a White House petition?
Estimates calculated the cost at $850 quadrillion which equals about 13,000 times worldwide gross domestic product. A satirical White House petition gained over 30,000 signatures urging the government to build a real version.
Which planet does Starkiller Base destroy five planets in the Hosnian Prime system from?
Starkiller Base was constructed out of the existing planet Ilum instead of being assembled in deep space. It obliterated five planets in the Hosnian Prime system simultaneously from extreme range.