What was the name of the 1978 Kenner Star Wars playset depicting the Death Star’s trash compactor?

The 1978 Kenner Star Wars playset depicting the Death Star’s trash compactor was called the Death Star Playset.

Kenner’s Death Star Playset was one of the company’s major early products based on the original Star Wars film. The multi-level cardboard-and-plastic playset represented several Death Star locations and included features intended to recreate the heroes’ escape through the station.

Its best-known feature was a trash-compactor scene with movable walls. Children could place figures inside and squeeze the walls together, echoing the sequence in which Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Princess Leia become trapped. The playset also included other areas and accessories for staging adventures with Kenner’s 3.75-inch figures.

The name is sometimes incorrectly expanded to “Death Star Space Station,” but that wording describes a different type of product or a generic description rather than Kenner’s standard product name. The playset followed Kenner’s first Star Wars release wave and became a recognizable early piece of the vintage toy range.