Michael Heinemann’s detailed analysis of the history of the Millennium Falcon is an impressive piece of work. The story behind how Star Wars’ most famous ship came into existence is fascinating.

Something I love about design is the iterative process a designer goes through before arriving at the final version. One of my favourtie models, the Rebel Blockade Runner above, was an the early Millenium Falcon design but was removed from contention after the untimely release of the TV series Space 1999 which had a similar looking ship, the Eagle Transporter.