Faced constant shortages of raw materials and missed engineering deadlines due to the unprecedented scale.
Required complex logistics and "ghost" supply lines to hide the massive station from the Senate and the public. Death Star (Star Wars)
: Lead engineer Galen Erso intentionally stalled development for years after learning the project's true purpose. He also built a secret "fatal flaw" into the thermal exhaust port, which the Rebel Alliance later exploited. Faced constant shortages of raw materials and missed
: The initial schematics were developed by the Geonosians under Archduke Poggle the Lesser during the Clone Wars. Count Dooku eventually delivered these plans to Darth Sidious (Palpatine). Death Star (Star Wars)