Spaceport THX1138 system

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The Spaceport THX1138 system was a star system located in the Fath sector of the Outer Rim Territories. It was situated at grid square K-6 on the Standard Galactic Grid.[1]

Behind the scenes

Spaceport THX1138, as it appears in Star Tours: The Adventures Continue.

Spaceport THX1138, as it appears in Star Tours: The Adventures Continue.

In the current Star Wars canon, the Spaceport THX1138 system was first mentioned in the appendix "Star Systems of the Galaxy," published with the Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com[1] on June 24, 2025. Both were written by Jason Fry.[3] The system originates from the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was known as the Earth system and made its first appearance in "Into the Great Unknown," a non-canonical comic story that was published in Star Wars Tales 19 on May 14, 2004.[4] The system was additionally identified as the Spaceport THX1138 system in StarWars.com's Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion[5] and was named after[6] Spaceport THX1138, the Galactic Tourist Bureau space station that appears in Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, the real-world Disney Parks attraction that was the system's first canonical Legends appearance.[7]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
  2. ↑ StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) places the Spaceport THX1138 system in grid square K-10, which is in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the New Territories.
  3. ↑ Substack-Favicon About That New Star Wars Galaxy Map… by Jason Fry (@jasonfry) on Substack (June 24, 2025) (backup link)
  4. ↑ StarWarsTales-Icon "Into the Great Unknown" — Star Wars Tales 19
  5. ↑ StarWars.com Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
  6. ↑ The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas, stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. Given this principle, this article makes a similar basic assumption for Spaceport THX1138 in relation to the Spaceport THX1138 system.
  7. ↑ Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
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