The Central Core Shaft was a location on the DS-1 Orbital Battle Station. Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa used a grappling hook to swing across the chasm during the latter's rescue. During the Battle of Yavin, it was destroyed along with the rest of the battle station.
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope junior novelization
- Star Wars Manga: A New Hope 3
- Star Wars (1977) 4 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld and Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope)
Sources
- The Art of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Technical Journal of the Imperial Forces (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The National Public Radio Dramatization
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — A New Hope Limited Card: Retract The Bridge (backup link)- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- Star Wars Trading Card Game — A New Hope Card: Stormtrooper TK-119 (backup link) (Picture only)
- "You Said It, Chewie! A Star Wars Celebration In Their Own Words" — Star Wars Insider 94 (reprinted in Interview Special and The Best of Star Wars Insider Volume 1)
