Han jogou vagens de fuga de verdade. Nós o vemos fazendo isso na novela júnior do filme (canon).
“You might want to jettison escape pods,” Ben said as Chewie stood and started to usher them out of the cockpit.
“Do you know how expensive those are to replace?” Han asked, outraged.
“More or less valuable than your life?” was the calm response.
Han was still muttering about old men and their stupid questions when he turned back to the console and went to work writing up a quick notation in the captain’s log. Abandoned ship upon entering the Alderaan system due to safety concerns. With a resigned sigh, he launched the empty escape pods. He listened to the pop and hiss as their restraints released and sent them spiraling into space.
Ele evidentemente nunca os recuperou do campo de destroços de Alderaan desde os cinco
CEC Class-1 Escape Pods
ele estava usando neste momento foram substituídos por
ESCAPE POD CLASS A9-40
na época de The Last Jedi.