Retrorocket

"We've entered the atmosphere. Fire retrorockets!"
"We've lost lateral control! We're gonna break apart!"

―A Republic officer, to another officer

Retrorockets, also known as retro thrusters, were a type of rocket on starships which could be used in atmosphere, and were found on ships such as the Tribunal, Millennium Falcon, and Razor Crest. In 19 BBY, the Venator-class Star Destroyer Tribunal, en route from Mandalore to Coruscant, was thrown into turmoil as a result of the execution of Order 66. During the fighting, the ship fell out of hyperspace when a former prisoner on board, the renegade Sith Lord Maul, destroyed its hyperdrive, sending the Star Destroyer onto a collision course with a nearby moon. As the stricken vessel entered the moon's atmosphere, a bridge officer called for the retrorockets to be fired, but was told that they had lost lateral control just before the bridge exploded.

Appearances

• The High Republic: The Rising Storm (and audiobook)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Victory and Death" (Mentioned only)
• The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure (and audiobook) (First identified as retrorocket)
• Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
• Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (and audiobook)
• Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (and audiobook)
• Victory's Price: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (and audiobook)
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian"
• The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel (and audiobook)

Sources

• "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (First identified as retro thruster)

External links

• Retrorocket on Wikipedia

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