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The Death Star is a fictional space station and superweapon featured in the Star Wars space-opera franchise. ... and at least 768 tractor beam projectors. [45]
Obi-Wan suddenly feels "a great disturbance in the Force"; soon after, he and the others find that the Empire has obliterated Alderaan. The Falcon gets caught in the Death Star's tractor beam, but the group is able to avoid detection and infiltrate the station. Obi-Wan disables the tractor beam, then encounters Vader.
The Sector General books by James White: The 1963 novel Star Surgeon is the source of the combined tractor/pressor beam weapon called the Rattler. The weapon attracts then repels the target (an entire ship or a segment of the ship's hull) at 80 g s, several times a minute.
When fully armed, the 300 m (980 ft)-long frigate is equipped with twelve turbolasers, twelve laser cannons, and a pair of tractor beam projectors, and can carry a full squadron of starfighters. The design is most famous for serving as medical frigates, with full-service hospital facilities and a capacity for 700 patients.
The quest for a real life tractor beam continues, with a 2-micrometer-thick silicon light bender. The silicon metasurface changes a solid beam into a triple spiral one that can pick up particles.
While Obi-Wan disables its tractor beam, Luke and Han rescue the captive Princess Leia, passing through incredible dangers. Finally, they deliver the Death Star plans to the Rebel Alliance with the hope of exploiting a weakness, and launch an attack on the Death Star. [23] Ben Burtt designed the iconic soundscape of the original trilogy.
Scientists are working on bringing a tractor beam from science fiction to reality. Yes, seriously. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
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