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: 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.

The development of the first (the DS-1 Orbital Battle Station) was a massive undertaking that spanned roughly 20 years . While the station's hull was completed relatively quickly, the project was plagued by engineering challenges, secrecy, and sabotage. Key Phases of Development Death Star (Star Wars)

Required complex logistics and "ghost" supply lines to hide the massive station from the Senate and the public. : Lead engineer Galen Erso intentionally stalled development

: The station became fully operational just before the events of A New Hope , under the command of Grand Moff Tarkin . Development Challenges Impact on Project Secrecy While the station's hull was completed relatively quickly,

Relied heavily on forced labor, including prisoners on Narkina 5 who assembled parts for the superlaser.