Research Station Shantipole, largely operated by Verpine personnel, existed as an asteroid within the Roche system. Following the Battle of Yavin, this asteroid became the location for the Shantipole Project, an initiative where Slayn & Korpil collaborated with Commander Gial Ackbar to engineer the A/SF-01 B-wing starfighter. Upon discovery of this operation by the Empire, Governor Bane Nothos instigated a blockade of the system. Nevertheless, using the B-wing prototypes, the Rebels broke through the blockade and destroyed Research Station Shantipole, which led to Nothos being reduced in rank to Commander.