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An empty astromech socket in the Phantom
The astromech socket, also known as the astromech slot or droid socket, was a component of some starships, usually snub-fighters, where an astromech droid could be attached externally to provide piloting assistance via a computer interface within the socket, and to provide maintenance to the vessel when required.
Astromech sockets were typically present near a ship's core mechanical compartment, namely the engines, of which could be in close proximity to the socket for maintenance accessibility.
In some cases, like the Phantom, an astromech was needed for a ship to enter hyperspace.[1]
Appearances
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- Thrawn: Alliances
- Star Wars Rebels – "Rebel Assault"
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy
- Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
- "Sparks"—From a Certain Point of View
- The Weapon of a Jedi, Part 1
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- Before the Awakening
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
- Poe Dameron 28 (Appears in flashback(s))
SourcesEdit
- The StarWars.com 10: Best Starfighters on StarWars.com (First identified as Astromech socket)
- Wings of the Master Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 13 (Databank A-Z: Poe Dameron–Delta 7-B)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 3 (Droid Directory: R2-series Astromech Droids, Part 2)
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition
- BB-Unit in the Databank (backup link)
- R4-D12 in the Databank (backup link)
- Yoda's Fighter in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Wings of the Master Trivia Gallery. starwars.com. Retrieved on November 14, 2015.
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