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The '''''Book of Imperial Shuttle Plans: Cygnus Spaceworks''''' is fan-art produced under the Lawrence Miller Design label, apparently in [[1984]]. Consisting of blueprints for what later official works would identify as the [[Lambda-class T-4a shuttle/Legends|''Lambda''-class T-4a shuttle]], it has sometimes been mistaken for an official [[Lucasfilm Ltd.|Lucasfilm]]-authorized product. Certain elements described in the ''[[Star Wars Legends]]'' continuity, as well as the fully [[canon]]ical [[Cygnus Spaceworks/Legends|Cygnus Spaceworks]], derive from these blueprints. The blueprints also contain a list of [[Star system/Legends|star systems]], many of which share names with real stars visible from Earth or locations from other science fiction franchises such as [[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek|''Star Trek'']] and [[W:c:Tardis:Doctor Who|''Doctor Who'']].

==Contents==
The "book" consists of an envelope with three blueprint sheets for an "Imperial Shuttle" that is essentially the [[Lambda-class T-4a shuttle/Legends|''Lambda''-class T-4a shuttle]] from [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Return of the Jedi'']]. It is of note because it apparently uses the name of [[Cygnus Spaceworks/Legends|Cygnus Spaceworks]] almost a decade before any official source,<ref name="CSWE">{{CSWECite|I|157|Cygnus Spaceworks}}</ref><ref name="Message to Spacers">{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/Mesop7|text=Message to Spacers 7|int=Message to Spacers 7|archivedate=20100415034008}}</ref><ref name="Databank Theta">{{DB|starship|thetaclassshuttle|Imperial ''Theta''-class shuttle|archivedate=20100203081709}}</ref><ref name="RECG">''[[Rebellion Era Campaign Guide]]''</ref><ref name="Written Word">{{Hyperspace|url=/hyperspace/source/writtenword/index.html?page=1|text=The Written Word: A Hyperspace Fan Club Exclusive|int=The Written Word}}</ref><ref name="Written Word Endnotes">{{Blog|JSarek|8|Endnotes for The Written Word|jSarek's Infonet|John Hazlett|archivedate=20100916070549}} confirms the connection between the canonical Cygnus Spaceworks and this fan publication.</ref> and it has been discussed alongside official publications by at least one influential fansite, the ''[[Star Wars Technical Commentaries]]''.<ref name="SWTC">[http://www.theforce.net/swtc/lambda.html Star Wars Technical Commentaries: ''Lambda''-class shuttles]</ref> It is not clear how the name of Cygnus Spaceworks should have found its way into official material from here, but it appears that [[Shane Johnson]], one of the first official authors to reference Cygnus Spaceworks, has worked with Miller on at least one project (a ''Star Trek'' fan production entitled the ''U.S.S. Enterprise Officer's Manual - Revised''.)<ref name="LCARS">[http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/TCH.php#TCH1221 ''U.S.S. Enterprise Officer's Manual - Revised'' listing at The Star Trek LCARS Blueprints Database]</ref>
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Beyond the actual shuttle plan (which closely resembles the published set plan in [[1983]]'s ''[[The Art of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]]''), the only element which bears any direct connection with [[canon]] is the name "[[General/Legends|General]] A.F. Motti". While no such character is listed in official sources, a character in [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''A New Hope'']] is canonically identified as [[Admiral/Legends|''Admiral'']] [[Conan Antonio Motti/Legends|Conan Antonio Motti]].

The shuttle is said to be used in the "Cygnus Star Empire", rather than the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]. Similarly, the shuttle is described as meeting construction codes in a list of star systems which includes real stars visible from [[Wikipedia:Earth|Earth]] and fictional locations from other science fiction series such as [[W:c:Tardis:Doctor Who|''Doctor Who'']] and the original [[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|''Star Trek'']] series. If taken literally, this list implies that the shuttle satisfies the safety standards of the [[W:c:Tardis:Dalek|Daleks]], the [[MemoryAlpha:Romulan|Romulans]], and a society based on [[MemoryAlpha:Chicago Mobs of the Twenties|Chicago gangsters of the 1920s]].

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|locations=*'''Altair'''&mdash;this is a [[Wikipedia:Altair|real star]], but the system has been mentioned [[MemoryAlpha:Altair system|several times]] in ''Star Trek''. It is unlikely that there is a direct connection between the blueprints and the canonical [[Altair 9]].
*'''Atrios'''&mdash;a [http://www.geos.tv/index.php/episode/who/103 fictional planet] from ''Doctor Who''.
*'''Beta 6'''&mdash;the "Beta VI colony" is mentioned in the classic ''Star Trek'' episode [[MemoryAlpha:The Squire of Gothos|''The Squire of Gothos'']].
*'''Ceti Alpha'''&mdash;although resembling the name of the real star [[Wikipedia:Alpha_Ceti|Alpha Ceti]], the specific name of [[MemoryAlpha:Ceti Alpha system|Ceti Alpha]] is from ''Star Trek''.
*'''Coridan'''&mdash;a [[MemoryAlpha:Coridan (planet)|fictitious planet]] from ''Star Trek''. It is unlikely that there is a direct connection with the canonical [[Corridan sector]], although this may be a reference back to the original location in ''Star Trek''.
*'''Cygnus'''&mdash;the putative capital of the "[[Cygnus Star Empire]]", giving rise to the name of the [[Cygnus Spaceworks/Legends|Cygnus Spaceworks]] that apparently found its way from here into [[canon]]. The "Cygnus Star System" is the only location that seems genuinely original to the blueprint; probably named for the real constellation [[Wikipedia:Cygnus|Cygnus]], the Swan, although the name of the "Pyxidis Asteroid Belt", said to be in this star-system, would rather imply a location in the constellation [[Wikipedia:Pyxis|Pyxis]], the Compass. However, planets with similar names are also known in ''Star Wars'' ([[Cygnus B]]), ''Star Trek'' ([[MemoryAlpha:Alpha Cygnus IX|Alpha Cygnus IX]]), ''Doctor Who'' ([http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/nightmareofeden/continuity.shtml Cygnus Gap] and [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/planetofevil/continuity.shtml Cygnus A]), and the British sci-fi series ''Blake's 7'' ([http://www.hillcity-comics.com/blake_7/eps3.htm Cygnus Alpha]). ''Cygnus Alpha'' was also apparently the name of a [http://www.who-central.co.uk/InterviewCornell.html sci-fi fanzine]. Any one of these could perhaps have inspired the name used here.
*'''Daria''' - a [http://www.johnkennethmuir.com/ConcordanceDG.html fictional planet] from [[Wikipedia:Space 1999|''Space 1999'']].
*'''Delta Magna'''&mdash;a [http://www.mentalis.force9.co.uk/DWID/TB/Stories/5E.htm fictitious planet] from ''Doctor Who''.
*'''Deneb'''&mdash;a [[Wikipedia:Deneb|real star]] also [[MemoryAlpha:Deneb|mentioned]] in ''Star Trek''.
*'''Holberg 917'''&mdash;[[MemoryAlpha:Holberg 917G|Holberg 917G]] is a fictional planet in ''Star Trek''.
*'''Janus'''&mdash;[[MemoryAlpha:Janus VI|Janus VI]] is a fictional planet in ''Star Trek''.
*'''Omega'''&mdash;in ''Star Trek'', Holberg 917G (see above) is in the [[MemoryAlpha:Omega system|Omega system]], and there is also a planet named [[MemoryAlpha:Omega IV|Omega IV]].
*'''Piri'''&mdash;a [http://www.johnkennethmuir.com/ConcordanceNS.html fictional planet] from ''Space 1999''.
*'''Pollux'''&mdash;a [[Wikipedia:Pollux_(star)|real star]], also the primary for the fictional planet [[MemoryAlpha:Pollux IV|Pollux IV]] in ''Star Trek''.
*'''Remus'''&mdash;a [[MemoryAlpha:Remus|fictional planet]] in ''Star Trek''.
*'''Rigel'''&mdash;a [[Wikipedia:Rigel|real star]] and a [[MemoryAlpha:Rigel|location]] in ''Star Trek''. It is probably only a coincidence that a planet named [[Rigel VII]] had appeared in official Star Wars material in 1978.
*'''Sigma Iotia'''&mdash;[[MemoryAlpha:Sigma  Iotia II|Sigma Iotia II]] is a fictional planet from ''Star Trek''.
*'''Skaro'''&mdash;the fictional [[W:c:Tardis:Skaro|homeworld]] of the [[W:c:tardis:Dalek|Daleks]] in ''Doctor Who''.
*'''Sol'''&mdash;the Latin name for the [[Wikipedia:Sun|Sun]]. It is popular as a designation in sci-fi series such as [[MemoryAlpha:Sol|''Star Trek'']].
*'''Talos'''&mdash;the name of a [[MemoryAlpha:Talos|star system]] in ''Star Trek''.
*'''Tau Ceti'''&mdash;a [[Wikipedia:Tau_Ceti|real star]] that has also appeared [[MemoryAlpha:Tau Ceti system|several times]] in ''Star Trek''.
*'''Vega'''&mdash;[[Wikipedia:Vega|real star]] and also the name of a [[MemoryAlpha:Vega|star system]] in ''Star Trek''.
*'''Xerius'''&mdash;reference unknown, though it is the name of a [[MemoryAlpha:Xerius|Romulan]] character in the 1970s [[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Animated Series|''Star Trek'' animated series]].
*'''Zeon'''&mdash;a [[MemoryAlpha:Zeon %28planet%29|fictional planet]] in ''Star Trek''.
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==Notes and references==
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==External links==
The page on [http://www.theforce.net/swtc/lambda.html ''Lambda''-class shuttles] at ''Star Wars Technical Commentaries'' contains a discussion of the ''Book of Imperial Shuttle Plans'', complete with scans of the blueprints:
*[http://www.theforce.net/swtc/Pix/blue/shuttle1.jpg Sheet one]
*[http://www.theforce.net/swtc/Pix/blue/shuttle2.jpg Sheet two]
*[http://www.theforce.net/swtc/Pix/blue/shuttle3.jpg Sheet three]

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