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[[File:Fermion.jpg|300px|thumb|A slipspace probe returning to RSO ''Fermion''.]] | [[File:Fermion.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A slipspace probe returning to RSO ''Fermion''.]] | ||
'''Slipstream space probes''', also referred to as '''slipspace science probes''',<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 105''</ref> are scanning devices utilized by [[UNSC]] [[Remote scanning outpost|Remote Scanning Outposts]]. | '''Slipstream space probes''', also referred to as '''slipspace science probes''',<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 105''</ref> are scanning devices utilized by [[UNSC]] [[Remote scanning outpost|Remote Scanning Outposts]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
In repeated cycles, scanning stations deploy three probes, referred to as Alpha, Beta and Gamma, respectively. These probes are designed to survive the transition into [[Slipstream space]]; as a result they are almost solid [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 296'' (2003)</ref> They journey into slipspace for a short period of time where they send out radio pings and analyze the spectrum from radio to X-ray. The probes then re-enter back into normal space and broadcast the data collected back to their stations. Due to the odd nature of interdimensional space, slipspace probes could at times return to normal space exactly where they had | In repeated cycles, scanning stations deploy three probes, referred to as Alpha, Beta and Gamma, respectively. These probes are designed to survive the transition into [[Slipstream space]]; as a result they are almost solid [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 296'' (2003)</ref> They journey into slipspace for a short period of time where they send out radio pings and analyze the spectrum from radio to X-ray. The probes then re-enter back into normal space and broadcast the data collected back to their stations. Due to the odd nature of interdimensional space, slipspace probes could at times return to normal space exactly where they had original left or reemerge millions of kilometers away. In some cases, probes never returned back at all. Scanning stations had to dispatch drones to retrieve the probes before the process could be repeated.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 136''; ''2010'', ''page 160</ref> The probes are not designed to function in the vicinity of gravity wells.<ref name="journal">'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''September 4, 2547'' (Excised leaves: [[:File:Halsey's Journal excised leaf 1.png|1]], [[:File:Halsey's Journal excised leaf 2.png|2]])</ref> | ||
==''Archimedes'' RSO probes== | ==''Archimedes'' RSO probes== | ||
In [[2552]], the probes of the ''[[Archimedes]]'', a remote scanning outpost at the edge of the [[Sigma Octanus system]], detected a [[Covenant]] [[ | In [[2552]], the probes of the ''[[Archimedes]]'', a remote scanning outpost at the edge of the [[Sigma Octanus system]], detected a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]] en route to the planet [[Sigma Octanus IV]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 137''</ref> | ||
The Station's Alpha probe detected a large mass approaching the system. The Beta probe then reported the same findings as the Alpha Probe and gave the mysterious object a mass of 20,000 tons. When the Gamma probe reappeared, it reported the same findings but its spectroscopic analysis proved to be inconclusive. | The Station's Alpha probe detected a large mass approaching the system. The Beta probe then reported the same findings as the Alpha Probe and gave the mysterious object a mass of 20,000 tons. When the Gamma probe reappeared, it reported the same findings but its spectroscopic analysis proved to be inconclusive. | ||
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==Other uses== | ==Other uses== | ||
In [[2547]], Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] used a slipspace probe she had procured from Reach's early warning slipspace observatory (likely ''Fermion'') to launch an AI seed into slipspace as part of [[Rampancy#Abstraction|an experiment]] to construct a virtually unlimited AI housing fractal. While the AI became functional Halsey lost contact with the probe soon after, leaving its fate unknown. | In [[2547]], Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] used a slipspace probe she had procured from Reach's early warning slipspace observatory (likely ''Fermion'') to launch an AI seed into slipspace as part of [[Rampancy#Abstraction|an experiment]] to construct a virtually unlimited AI housing fractal. While the AI became functional Halsey lost contact with the probe soon after, leaving its fate unknown.<ref name="journal"/> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Category:UNSC drones]] | [[Category:UNSC drones]] |