Is it physically possible to build a Death Star?

Although generating enough metal to build a Death Star would be “bonkers,” technically speaking, it would be possible, Peck said. But there would need to be a huge space industry infrastructure to support it, including the ability to launch many more rockets than we can today, and asteroid mining.

How much would it take to build a Death Star?

Even if you can imagine quite a bit, Centives, the economics blog of students of Lehigh University, says it would cost “$852,000,000,000,000,000. Or roughly 13,000 times the world’s GDP” to build the Death Star…and that’s just the cost of steel production.

Is Death Star 2 bigger?

The Death Star II was the second Death Star battlestation to be constructed by the Galactic Empire. It was significantly larger than its predecessor, measuring over 160 kilometers in diameter, and was built after the destruction of the first Death Star at the Battle of Yavin.

What was the largest ship in Star Wars?

Super Star Destroyer
The Super Star Destroyer is one of the largest, most powerful Imperial vessels ever created.

Could the Death Star be sent to a higher orbit?

Putting it into a higher orbit is possible but would require a “prohibitive” amount of rocket fuel, Pyle said. In “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope,” the Death Star’s lasers are used to blow up the planet Alderaan, which is similar in size to Earth.

Is it possible to build a Death Star?

Although generating enough metal to build a Death Star would be “bonkers,” technically speaking, it would be possible, Peck said. But there would need to be a huge space industry infrastructure to support it, including the ability to launch many more rockets than we can today, and asteroid mining.

What was the length of the Death Star?

Splitting the station into two equal hemispheres was a huge equatorial trench approximately 503 kilometers in length for the first Death Star and 2,827 kilometers for the second Death Star. This area of the station housed most of the major landing bays, drive thrusters, sensor arrays and tractor beam systems.

Could a Death Star have a Dyson sphere?

For a much smaller Death Star, most of the problems with the Dyson sphere go away. The 13.2km diameter reactor core would only require a mass 370 times less than our moon’s.