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An diagram of a droid in the astromech socket of an X-wing fighter
The astromech socket,[1] also known as the astromech slot, astromech port, droid 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
- The High Republic: Cataclysm (and audiobook)
- Padawan's Pride
- Thrawn: Alliances (and audiobook)
Star Wars Rebels — "Rebel Assault"- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
- "Sparks" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook)
- "The Weapon of a Jedi, Part 1" — Star Wars Magazine 19
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- Victory's Price: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian"
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore"
- Before the Awakening (and audiobook)
- Hyperspace Stories—Codebreaker 4 (First identified as astromech port)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
- Poe Dameron 28 (In flashback(s))
- "Through the Turbulence" — Stories of Jedi and Sith (and audiobook)
