Enkelt uttryckt var Endor-systemet samtidigt otroligt avlägset (dramatiskt sänka chansen att någon snubblar på projektet av misstag) och mycket tillgängligt om du visste de hemliga navigeringskoderna som krävdes för att komma åt " Sanctuary Pipeline ", en lång hyperspace-rutt som ledde direkt från Sullust till Endor.
Red lines appeared on the spiral arms—the great trade routes that connected the galaxy’s star systems. Ackbar gestured, and a red dot sprang into existence in a location Leia recognized: Sullust, the homeworld of Nien Nunb. Then another dot appeared, on the edge of the galaxy. A dotted blue line stretched between them.
“The Empire has used S-thread boosters to create and maintain a secret hyperspace route running from Sullust all the way to the galactic edge,” Ackbar said. “It’s called the Sanctuary Pipeline and is one of the Empire’s most important military secrets. Fortunately, our agents discovered the navigational data that will allow us to use it, too.”
När det gäller varför Endor valdes (över, säg en annan mer tillgänglig men fortfarande outforskad planet), så var det emellertid kejsaren själv.
The shield generator could have been built in any of thousands of desolate, lifeless planetary systems. But the Emperor himself picked this spot from several suggested by Imperial engineers.
The engineers liked the idea of burning up the moon’s resources to fuel the shield.
And the Emperor liked the idea of crushing something beautiful.