Life Aboard... The Millennium Falcon | Spaceship Breakdown

In every space opera, every space adventure, every Western in the stars, you can guarantee that somewhere in the cast will be a rogue - a smuggler, a pirate - sat behind the wheel of their very own space ship. Often it will be falling apart, often it will have some hidden depths that make it worthy of being a hero ship.
And at the core of this thoroughly milked genre trope is the Millennium Falcon - a hulking bucket of rust and bolts that inspired a thousand and one other ships. Since the 1970s, there hasn’t been a single generation of kids that hasn’t been awed by the kitbashed squashed burger - and you’ll be hard pressed to find a fan of science fiction who wouldn’t gladly sell their kidneys to ride alongside their favourite dog in the Falcon.
But beyond the hype, beyond the nostalgia - what would it be like to live aboard the ship that completed the Kessel Run in 14 parsecs?
0:00 Introduction
1:25 The Ship
6:40 The Computer
10:07 Working Life
15:24 Food & Drink
17:21 Recreation
21:24 Conclusion
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All clips taken from Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi (1983), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) & various others.
Written, presented and hosted by Adam Tyler
Music from Epidemic Sound & Production Crate
tomgon3d (Wireframe 3D animation) - tomgon.de
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Life Aboard is a series dedicated to examining what it would be like to live, work and serve aboard some of science fiction's most notorious spaceships. Forget the laser cannons, the made up technobabble and let's ask ourselves what the important questions are - how's breakfast, and where do I sleep?

[@DarkAutumn3D]

As a teenager I dreamed of building the Millenium Falcon and exploring a galaxy far far away... Either the Falcon or the Outrider... As an adult I realize now that only part of the reason was genuine. The other part was me wanting to escape the life I had at home. Le sigh.

[@gandalfstormcrow8439]

A had a friend who put a corvette engine in his pos station wagon. By the time you noticed the excessively wide rear tires, he was gone. 😝

[@SmallGreenPlanetoid]

In "Legends" canon the Falcon was one of the fastest and agile ships in the Rebel fleet, surpassed only by A-Wings (at least by the time of ROTJ). I think that's more of the draw for me: not only is it big enough to be a home base, it's a sleeper vehicle that run rings around unsuspecting challengers.

[@GhostScout42]

its not agile, its exceeds at speed in hyper space not real space

[@SmallGreenPlanetoid]

@@GhostScout42 I made sure to put a lot of qualifiers in my initial statement. It's definitely faster and more agile in real space than a standard YT-1300.

[@carlosspeicywiener7018]

Note, the yt1300f makes one hell of a gunship. Put the cockpit in the center, beef up the engine and generators, add quad laser turrets on the sides, where the escape pods used to be, a pair of automatic repeating heavy blasters for tail guns, forward quad laser cannons and a missile/ torpedo launcher operated by a modified tactical droid. Nasty business, and can be efficiently operated by a crew of 6 or 7, and a couple of droids. And if worse comes to worst, you can overload the reactor and blow a super star destroyer to bits.

[@madmachanicest9955]

Personally while the falcon isn't my favorite ship in Star wars i do love it. The idea that it's a huge engine for moving gigantic cargo containers not with out the containers it's fast as all hell. After all the then linium falcon in sublight is as fast if not faster than X-Wing and that's pretty freaking fast for a cargoship

[@deathsheir2035]

I've always loved that exchange; Leia: Would it help if I got out and pushed Han: It Might! Doesn't completely dismiss the idea, takes a second to comprehend what she said, and regardless that it was sarcasm on her end, that "it might" sounded like he truly meant "if it's the only option available might as well give it a try!"

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

I read on a website on the Millennium Falcon and it said with those droid brains in it's computer systems have a habit of arguing with itself.

[@spacedoutgame]

I always figured “A most peculiar dialect” translated to football hooligan level swearing

[@commandercutter8214]

That Spaceballs ship surprised me a bit, but wonderfull video. It's really neat and nice to watch. Now I'm questioning: what hyperdrive does the spacecamper from Spaceballs have?

[@PrinceAlhorian]

Excellent content for a fledgling channel. You sir, have a new subscriber. Keep it going. BTW... Han Shot First!

[@spacedoutgame]

Thank you so much! That means a lot! Not only did he shoot first, there was only one shot.. 😎

[@lotuselansteve]

A parsec is a distance, not a time :-)

[@Rekaert]

The Falcon, as well as imitation ships like Serenity, offer something. They offer a home, and freedom to roam. They offer possibility and adventure, a chance to explore, to go places that others don't, all in a relatively small and snug package that has oodles of character. Spaceballs nailed it with the mobile-home idea, because that's what the Falcon is. They cut right to the heart of what matters. She wasn't sleek or shiny, she wasn't pimped out to make her beautiful, but she was functional, quirky, and comfortable. She was special. She was unique. She was escapism in the form of a spaceship, and that made her beautiful.

[@spacedoutgame]

You absolutely nailed it matey. For me, it isn’t about the lasers, it isn’t about the navigation computer - it’s what the Falcon represents that we’re all drawn to - almost half a century after we first saw it!

[@steve323f]

New subscriber, got your red dwarf upload as a recommendation and I've gotta say I'm hooked already. So going back to your first upload and work my way through to get up to speed. 👍👍

[@spacedoutgame]

Awesome, thank you!

[@fred-a-stair]

Millennium Falcon, made in Milford Haven, West Wales

[@danielsweeney6742]

You need to do one on Serenity from Firefly.

[@davidherron3136]

I have only watched the three proper star wars films, I don't really go in for all the rest of the stuff churning out. But I do enjoy the lore about the computer. That smart ass droid with its woke agenda would never live a day. Cp3p0 gets blasted to pieces for being very polite. I doubt giving back chat would be great for droids. R2d2 has total respect from everyone for his abilities in the course of action. He does not need to bitch about equal rights. He just does what he wants, keeps secrets , unlocks doors, hacks computers. While seeming to be a little obedient servant.

[@Player-lk1pm]

r2 is a cat.

[@shuffleB]

This vid was awesome.

[@spacedoutgame]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@toddhubbardguitarmaker]

Nice video.

[@tashvadj4914]

There are several contenders but the Falcon is the GOAT. The end.

[@ghowell13]

Came across this vid by accident. Ot a KZbin algorithm. Whatever. Anyway, great vid, I'm going back and checking out your other stuff, and you have a new subscriber, just be ause if this vid alone. Keep up the great work!!

[@spacedoutgame]

Thank you! Hope you enjoy the others as much! 😁

[@mathieugariepy2948]

Solo shot first.

[@ultrasometimes8908]

Its a ok ship. Good for brining the kids to their space quiddidge practice

[@cathyvickers9063]

Galactica, the Orville, & Serenity?

[@Trek001]

Love how you first call it the "Billenium Falcon" Otherwise, what a great video

[@spacedoutgame]

Bag you berry buch 🤧

[@KrK-EST]

L3 .... I am happy i have not watched the new movies and content, it is so bad, even discuating.

[@bandyboo2805]

Enjoyed the explanation but criminal how Disney has diluted and murdered a once great set of films (not including Rogue one)

[@aazz9676]

Nope sorry, once any lore uses Disney wars as a source I tune out.

[@heatseeker13at1]

Damm britts. Hate this accent.

[@osakanone]

That you're mad someone wants equal rights and isn't happy with servitude says more about you than it does about the character, dude. Not a good look.

[@spacedoutgame]

You can dislike things without disagreeing with their principles. Especially when they seem to be a parody of what they represent.

[@adeladd7638]

Am I supposed to watch a video or start dancing ? Wrong kind of music and too loud.

[@spacedoutgame]

Useful feedback - thank you 👍🏻

[@hastiebar]

@@spacedoutgame Watching and dancing . Fun video.🚀