Cygnus Space Workshops

Cygnus Space Workshops
Organizational information
Location(s)	Mid Rim Territories
Primary role(s)	Shipbuilders
Major product(s)	Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wing AO-1 orbital assault pod AO-2 Cometstrike-class orbital assault pod Eta-class shuttle Gemon-4 ion engine Lambda-class T-4a shuttle Nu-class attack/transport shuttle Omicron-class attack shuttle Sentinel-class landing craft Theta-class T-2c shuttle
Chronological and political information
Affiliation	Galactic Republic Galactic Empire

"Sienar Fleet Systems wasn't the only contributor, The company's design sense is all over the corvette, but every shipbuilder from Theed Engineering to Cygnus Spaceworks played a part in outfitting it."

―Artoz talks about the builders of the Carrion Spike

Cygnus Space Workshops, also known as Cygnus Spaceworks, was a starship manufacturing company active during both the Republic and Imperial Eras.

History

Before the Empire came to power, Cygnus Space Workshops was coaxed by Republic Sienar Systems to develop the Abecederian line. It was one of many companies, including Theed Engineering and Sienar Fleet Systems, who were involved in the construction of the starship Carrion Spike, personal vessel of Imperial Governor Wilhuff Tarkin. When a rebel cell stole the Carrion Spike, a Mon Calamari member of the group named Artoz recognized Cygnus Space Workshops' part in outfitting the vessel.

Behind the scenes

The company Cygnus Spaceworks originated in a 1984 fan-made material created by Lawrence Miller named Book of Imperial Shuttle Plans: Cygnus Spaceworks, which described it as the company that made a series of ships very similar to the Lambda-class T-4a shuttle. The book was commonly mistaken for an official Lucasfilm Ltd. product, and in 1994 the licensed second volume of The Official Star Wars Technical Journal included the company. The 2014 James Luceno novel Tarkin then brought the company from the Star Wars Legends continuity into canon.

On August 21, 2017 Fantasy Flight Games announced the Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wing as part of its Wave XII for their Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game, naming it as a product of Cygnus Spaceworks.

Appearances

• Tarkin (and audiobook) (First mentioned)

Sources

• Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 21 (Starship Fact File: Incom T-16 Skyhopper)
• Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 22 (Starship Fact File: Lambda-class Shuttle)
• Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 38 (Starship Fact File: Sentinel-class Landing Craft)
• Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Star Destroyer - Blueprints)
• Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 64 (Starship Fact File: Cygnus Spaceworks Eta-class Shuttle)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 9 (Databank A-Z: C-21–Chandrila)
• Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
• Bring on the Alpha Strike on Fantasy Flight Games' official website (backup link)
• Star Wars: The Rebel Files
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
• Rise of the Separatists
• Starships and Speeders
• Star Wars Starships & Vehicles 6 (Starships and Vehicles: Imperial Shuttles and Transports) (First identified as Cygnus Space Workshops)
• "Republic and Separatist Ships (2)" — Star Wars Encyclopedia

Notes and references

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