[net.sf-lovers] Levitating Death Stars

alb@alice.UUCP (06/12/83)

The Death Star could not have been levitated by the force
field from Endor's moon.  If you recall, every time a ship
wanted to enter the area around the Death Star or proceed
to the moon, the force field had to be lowered.

jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP (06/15/83)

	The answer is very simple.  The Death Star was placed in
	lunarsynchronous? orbit around Endor.

craig.umcp-cs%UDel-Relay@sri-unix.UUCP (06/18/83)

From:  Craig Stanfill <craig.umcp-cs@UDel-Relay>

It is probably a little silly to go trying to figure this stuff out;
5 will get you 10 Lucas himself neither knows but cares.

But I can't resist.  If I were building a Deathstar, and wanted to
have a stationary force-shield generator under me all the time, I
would build it at the L5 point near a moon rotationally synchronized
with its primary.  This would work;  the Deathstar would be in a stable
orbit, and always directly 'above' the projector.  Is there any evidence
which would support or refute this?  Does it really matter? (probably not).

cjh%CCA-UNIX@csin.UUCP (06/22/83)

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toms@syteka.UUCP (06/25/83)

AHH. Article 'Levitating Death Stars' from sri-arpa. 0 lines.
At last a cogent, logical and appropriate posting about Lucas-lala-land films.
I am so happy.