- "Now boarding star commuter shuttle ST-45, bound for Garel."
- ―Lothal spaceport dispatcher
ST-45 was a Star Commuter 2000 transport shuttle that ferried passengers between the neighboring Outer Rim planets of Lothal and Garel. The shuttle was piloted by RX-24, a RX-Series pilot droid. The rebels who operated on Lothal traveled from Lothal to Garel aboard the shuttle during their mission to steal T-7 ion disruptor rifles from the Galactic Empire.[2]
Behind the scenes
ST-45 appeared in "Droids in Distress," the first regular series episode of the animated television series Star Wars Rebels.[2] The shuttle was based on the original incarnation of Star Tours, a Disney theme park attraction. In Star Tours, RX-24 is depicted as the pilot of Star Tours Flight 45 (ST-45), onboard a StarSpeeder 3000 spacecraft.[3] For "Droids in Distress," the shuttle was designed by series artists Pat Presley and Jim Moore.[4]
Appearances
- Star Wars Rebels: Droids in Distress
Star Wars Rebels — "Droids in Distress" (First appearance)
Non-canon appearances
Sources
"Droids in Distress" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 91 Starship Fact File: Star Commuter Shuttle
Star Wars Helmet Collection 47 Databank A-Z: Max Rebo–Sabacc (Picture only)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
Star Wars: Card Trader Set: 2020 Base Series 2, Card: RX-24
"R2-D2" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
Star Commuter Shuttle in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Star Wars Rebels (@starwarsrebels) on Facebook (post on October 16, 2014): "Piloted by RX-series droids, Star Commuter 2000's are used for travel between nearby planets." (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Star Wars Rebels — "Droids in Distress"
- ↑
"Droids in Distress" Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑
"Droids in Distress" Concept Art Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)