Spaceship Design: What makes sense, and what's nonsense?

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Originally Posted by WingedKagouti

It's worth noting that most Star Wars spaceships are (in-universe) intended to operate in many types of atmosphere as well as in (hyper)space. Of course, the actual designs are influenced far more by "will it look cool on screen" and "will the toy sell" than any actual workable real world engineering considerations.

I believe George Lucas is quoted as something like "I want cars in space."