Mission to Constancia The mission to Constancia was an attempt by the Alliance to Restore the Republic to deliver Gamine , a Constancian leader with vital information about a plan to save her people from Imperial destruction , to her homeworld . Prelude . The Constancian s were a race of telepaths from the planet Constancia . This telepathy was a natural trait of their species , and very rare . When the Galactic Empire grew in power the Constancians hid their power , concerned that the Empire might exploit it . Their fears were well founded . While the Constancian leader Gamine was offworld the Empire discovered the truth about the Constancians , and demanded that the Constancians use their telepathy to serve the Empire . To refuse was to invite the very destruction of their home planet . Desperate for help , Gamine contacted the Alliance to Restore the Republic . The Rebels were able to formulate a plan to save the Constancians , but while they did so the Empire set up a blockade in the Constancia system . Luke Skywalker , C - 3PO , and R2 - D2 were tasked with the mission of returning Gamine and the details of the Rebel plan to Constancia through the Imperial blockade . The mission . The Rebel spacecraft carrying Gamine , Luke , and their associates was ambushed by an Imperial Star Destroyer , seemingly ending the mission when it had barely begun . Anticipating the destruction of his ship , Luke Skywalker escaped in a lifepod with Gamine . C - 3PO and R2 - D2 he shut down and ejected into space , attached to a signal beacon programmed with special instructions . Unknown to the Imperials there was a hidden outpost in the icy ring around Constancia , manned by loyal Constancian warrior Sharlee . Sharlee detected the lifepod and rescued Luke and Gamine , but with so many Imperials in orbit around Constancia they were trapped in Outpost 8 . Luke ' s foresight paid off , however . He had programmed the signal beacon to activate the two droids and itself once it detected the Imperial vessels had left . Luke also sent an SOS signal to Han Solo , who swiftly arrived in the " Millennium Falcon " along with Chewbacca and a very reluctant Gyla Petro . Solo rescued the droids and escaped the Imperial blockade , arriving at Outpost 8 in time to enact Luke and Gamine ' s plan . Han and Sharlee boarded the lifepod from Luke ' s destroyed ship , and launched with an SOS that led the Imperials to believe they were Luke and Gamine . They were swiftly captured by Imperial " Boarding Craft 356 " . Rather than the two stranded spacers they expected , however , the Imperial Navy trooper s on board were met with Han and Sharlee in battle armor . With the armor enhancing their abilities , the two were able to take over the ship . The second part of Gamine ' s plan went into effect . Luke , Gamine , and the rest launched in the " Millennium Falcon " , making a run for Constancia . Imperial TIE Advanced x1s and TIE / LN starfighter s swiftly pursued them , but when they received a message from " Boarding Craft 356 " telling them to back away while the boarding craft intercepted the " Millennium Falcon " , they obeyed . By the time the Imperials discovered that " Boarding Craft 356 " had been hijacked it was too late . The Rebels were close enough to the planet that the Constancian ground defenses could assist them , and they escaped safely to Constancia . Aftermath . With Gamine returned to Constancia the Rebel mission was completed . Gamine had the necessary information on the Rebel plan to save the Constancians . Their struggle was only beginning , but the first victory had been won , and the Constancians gave the Rebels a hero ' s welcome upon their arrival .