'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' in Pictures

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By Hanneke Weitering
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Stormtroopers Get Wet

Jonathan Olley © 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Stormtroopers hit the beach on the planet Scarif in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

X-Wing Battle

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X-Wings battle in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

Star Destroyer

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The Star Destroyer is a giant, dagger-shaped battle ship in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." Here the spacecraft flies over the planet Scarif.

Star Destoyer

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The Star Destoyer spacecraft in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

Darth Vader Returns

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Darth Vader returns in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

Darth Vader

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Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

Galen Erso

Jonathan Olley © 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen) in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

Director Krennic

Jonathan Olley © 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Director Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) of the Galactic Empire is in charge of securing the Death Star in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

Director Krennic

Jonathan Olley © 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Director Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

Death Troopers on Scarif

Jonathan Olley © 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd.

A Death trooper holds a Stormtrooper action figure on the planet Scarif in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

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Hanneke Weitering
Hanneke Weitering
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Hanneke Weitering is a multimedia journalist in the Pacific Northwest reporting on the future of aviation at FutureFlight.aero and Aviation International News and was previously the Editor for Spaceflight and Astronomy news here at Space.com. As an editor with over 10 years of experience in science journalism she has previously written for Scholastic Classroom Magazines, MedPage Today and The Joint Institute for Computational Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After studying physics at the University of Tennessee in her hometown of Knoxville, she earned her graduate degree in Science, Health and Environmental Reporting (SHERP) from New York University. Hanneke joined the Space.com team in 2016 as a staff writer and producer, covering topics including spaceflight and astronomy. She currently lives in Seattle, home of the Space Needle, with her cat and two snakes. In her spare time, Hanneke enjoys exploring the Rocky Mountains, basking in nature and looking for dark skies to gaze at the cosmos.