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Entering and exiting the slipstream is normally only attempted by ships of large mass, their gravity wells stabilizing slipspace to a degree that allows safe passage. Small ships, such as dropships, do not possess the same gravity and are placed under considerably more stress than a warship, able to crack the hull and buckle reinforcing struts.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 296''</ref> It is not impossible, and UNSC slipstream monitoring probes make the transitions all the time, but require heavy reinforcement to survive the stresses, and are unmanned, having no need to protect internal occupants.<ref name="fs289"/> Specialized craft like [[Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pod]]s can make the transition, but are still an extremely uncomfortable ride.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 13''</ref> A Slipspace-to-normal space transition has been successfully attempted by a Spirit dropship, but it had been extensively equipped with Titanium-A battleplates, lead, and carbon-molybdenum steel I-beams. | Entering and exiting the slipstream is normally only attempted by ships of large mass, their gravity wells stabilizing slipspace to a degree that allows safe passage. Small ships, such as dropships, do not possess the same gravity and are placed under considerably more stress than a warship, able to crack the hull and buckle reinforcing struts.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 296''</ref> It is not impossible, and UNSC slipstream monitoring probes make the transitions all the time, but require heavy reinforcement to survive the stresses, and are unmanned, having no need to protect internal occupants.<ref name="fs289"/> Specialized craft like [[Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pod]]s can make the transition, but are still an extremely uncomfortable ride.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 13''</ref> A Slipspace-to-normal space transition has been successfully attempted by a Spirit dropship, but it had been extensively equipped with Titanium-A battleplates, lead, and carbon-molybdenum steel I-beams. | ||
Even the Forerunners had potential dangers when travelling through | Even the Forerunners had potential dangers when travelling through slipspace. During the assault on the [[capital]] by Mendicant Bias, seven of the twelve original Halo rings in existence at the time attempted to flee using a slipspace portal. Only one of them, along with [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]]'s ship made it through. The rest were destroyed when the slipspace portal closed due to the stress of the Halo installations passing through. | ||
===Slipspace wake=== | ===Slipspace wake=== | ||
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The [[Forerunner]]s were somehow capable of advanced message carrier waves in slipspace. This way, messages and memorandums could travel at great speeds throughout the Forerunner [[ecumene]]. Cortana was able to use this technology to declare codes [[Bandersnatch]] and [[Hydra (code)|Hydra]] during the [[Battle of Earth]] and the [[Battle of Installation 05]] in close-knitted timing and symmetry. | The [[Forerunner]]s were somehow capable of advanced message carrier waves in slipspace. This way, messages and memorandums could travel at great speeds throughout the Forerunner [[ecumene]]. Cortana was able to use this technology to declare codes [[Bandersnatch]] and [[Hydra (code)|Hydra]] during the [[Battle of Earth]] and the [[Battle of Installation 05]] in close-knitted timing and symmetry. | ||
As of [[2552#July|July 2552]], humanity had successfully developed superluminal communications technology which allows interstellar communication in real-time.<ref group="note">In ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' Chapter 16, [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] contacts [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Admiral Stanforth]] from the [[Sigma Octanus system]] on a FLEETCOM priority channel and they have a real-time exchange. Stanforth is implied to be in a different system at the time. In addition, in [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|her journal]], Halsey receives an after-action report of the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] on July 18, 2552, the same day the battle took place. This would be impossible without a near-instantaneous communications system, as a ship could not have possibly traveled from Sigma Octanus system to [[Reach]] in a matter of hours; it took over three weeks for [[Battle Group Leviathan]] to make the journey. Furthermore, according to [[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|page 122]] of the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', some sort of superluminal communications system was used by [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] to contact Earth while onboard the {{UNSCship|Gettysburg}}. The transcript seems to show Halsey transmitting commands in real time. Even if this is accomplished using a script, it still takes about 36 minutes for the data to be transmitted from Earth to somewhere near [[Eridanus Secundus]]. The log in the ''Graphic Novel'' has an opening timestamp of 04:16 on September 12th, 2552; chapter 27 of ''Halo: First Strike'' opens at 04:50 on September 12th, at which point the data has apparently been received. The distance is unknown, however, and so the exact speed can not be calculated.</ref> How this technology functions, or if it is exclusive to military use or pre-set ranges, has not been specified. This system may operate in a similar fashion to a form of communication known as "slipstream packets", which are, in essence, recorded audio messages, rather like letters. Human civilians were able to use slipstream packets by September [[2552]].<ref>[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/surveillance_archive/week6_subject3.wav '''i love bees''': ''week6_subject3.wav'']</ref><ref>[[Axon Clips Chapter 6#Kamal|'''Axon Clips''': ''Chapter 6'']]</ref> | As of [[2552#July|July 2552]], humanity had successfully developed superluminal communications technology which allows interstellar communication in real-time.<ref group="note">In ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' Chapter 16, [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] contacts [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Admiral Stanforth]] from the [[Sigma Octanus system]] on a FLEETCOM priority channel and they have a real-time exchange. Stanforth is implied to be in a different system at the time. In addition, in [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|her journal]], Halsey receives an after-action report of the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] on July 18, 2552, the same day the battle took place. This would be impossible without a near-instantaneous communications system, as a ship could not have possibly traveled from Sigma Octanus system to [[Reach]] in a matter of hours; it took over three weeks for [[Battle Group Leviathan]] to make the journey. Furthermore, according to [[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|page 122]] of the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', some sort of superluminal communications system was used by [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] to contact Earth while onboard the {{UNSCship|Gettysburg}}. The transcript seems to show Halsey transmitting commands in real time. Even if this is accomplished using a script, it still takes about 36 minutes for the data to be transmitted from Earth to somewhere near [[Eridanus Secundus]]. The log in the ''Graphic Novel'' has an opening timestamp of 04:16 on September 12th, 2552; chapter 27 of ''Halo: First Strike'' opens at 04:50 on September 12th, at which point the data has apparently been received. The distance is unknown, however, and so the exact speed can not be calculated.</ref> How this technology functions, or if it is exclusive to military use or pre-set ranges, has not been specified. This system may operate in a similar fashion to a form of communication known as "slipstream packets", which are, in essence, recorded audio messages, rather like letters. Human civilians were able to use slipstream packets by September [[2552]].<ref>[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/surveillance_archive/week6_subject3.wav '''i love bees''': ''week6_subject3.wav'']</ref><ref>[[Axon Clips Chapter 6#Kamal|'''Axon Clips''': ''Chapter 6'']]</ref> These messages are sent through [[Waypoint]], a service which utilizes the UNSC's communications network.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rPeMxbvCjYo '''YouTube''': ''Halo: From A to Z with Frank O'Connor'']</ref> UNSC [[emergency locator beacon]]s also appear to be able to send an emergency signal at FTL speeds.<ref name="blood"/> | ||
Before the advent of superluminal communications, most human long-range communiques were carried on the shipboard memory of starships such as automated [[freighter]]s. On the other end of the ship's slipspace journey, the message would be relayed to the intended recipient.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 35''</ref> | Before the advent of superluminal communications, most human long-range communiques were carried on the shipboard memory of starships such as automated [[freighter]]s. On the other end of the ship's slipspace journey, the message would be relayed to the intended recipient.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 35''</ref> | ||