But then Darth Vader sending the distress signal and all aboard were killed. Get’s contradicted by that.

So that is just a George Lucus plot point where he screwed up?

It’s interesting Tobar I’ll give you that.

So that means that the command center never knew the mission had failed / succeeded in any way and they also never knew that one of the ships were destroyed and all aboard were killed including Leia?

Perhaps they do not know then that Leia has the Secret Plans beamed aboard?

The film was never written with a prequel in mind I suppose. But it can’t even get it’s own plot straight? My mind boggles now at how Leia actually ends up getting the plans as it really was not anything to do with her. And it also was not the mission she was “Meant to be on”

Perhaps Leia was not even meant to be on that ship the Tantive IV but some how ended up on it.

I would rather believe the guy who greets Leia on Yavin was not high enough up the chain to know about the “Secret Mission” In fact that guy does not know anything about what is going on really.

You are certainly not going to reveal an Imperial Senator as a “Rebel Spy” in public to all the alliance.