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 The SFTE (Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine) generates a resonance field, which when coupled with the unusual physics of the Slipstream, allows for dramatically shorter transit times between stars; however, scientists note an odd "flexibility" to temporal flow while inside the Slipstream. Though no human scientist is sure why travel time between stars is not constant, many theorize that there are "eddies" or "currents" within the Slipstream—there is generally a five to ten percent variance in travel times between stars. This temporal inconsistency has given military tacticians and strategists fits, hampering an uncounted number of coordinated attacks. Shaw-Fujikawa engines allow ships to leave normal space and plow through Slipspace. Slipspace drives use particle accelerators to rip apart normal space-time by generating micro black holes. These holes are evaporated via Hawking radiation in a nanosecond. The real quantum mechanical "magic" of the drive lies in how it manipulates these holes in space-time, squeezing vessels weighing thousands of tons into Slipspace.
-The [[Covenant]] have a very finely tuned version of this technology, far superior to the UNSC's. Instead of simply tearing a hole into Slipspace, it cuts a very fine slit and slips into Slipspace with precision (much like a scalpel compared to a chainsaw). It exits the same way, and can have pinpoint accuracy. In one instance, the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' is able to jump into Slipspace with Cortana's understanding of Covenant technology in the presence of a gravitational field.
+The [[Covenant]] have a very finely tuned version of this technology, far superior to the [[UNSC's | Shaw-Fujikawa Slipspace Drive]]. Instead of simply tearing a hole into Slipspace, [[Covenant]] slipspace drives cut a very fine hole in the fabric space time and slips into Slipspace with precision (much like a scalpel compared to a baseball bat). It exits with the same pinpoint accuracy.
-In Halo: First Strike, while inside the [[Ascendant Justice]], [[Cortana]] manages to figure out how to make a Slipspace jump from within the atmosphere of [[Threshold]]. Later, a Covenant AI manages to leak the data out to the rest of the Covenant. In [[Halo 2]], the [[Prophet of Regret]] uses this knowledge to jump while directly over [[New Mombasa]], destroying the city during [[The First Battle of Earth]]<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Metropolis]]</ref>.
+Because the superfine quantum filaments the UNSC use to compute a path are disrupted by gravity<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], Page 85</ref>, they are incapable of transitioning while in a gravitational field. The Covenant's technology, though, is more than capable of computing slipspace paths while in gravitational fields, meaning that they are be able to transition while in a gravity well. Indeed, In [[Halo: First Strike]], while in control of the [[Ascendant Justice]], [[Cortana]] when using the advanced Covenant technology to make a Slipspace jump from within the atmosphere of [[Threshold]] remarked that 'It was as if she was blind before'<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], Page 85</ref>. After observing this,, a Covenant AI managed to leak the data out to the rest of the Covenant in a rapid transmission. During the [[First Battle of Earth]], the [[Prophet of Regret]] uses this newfound knowledge to jump while directly over [[New Mombasa]] in [[Earth's | Earth]] gravity well, destroying the city<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Metropolis]]</ref>.
-Slipspace travel is dangerous because of the high level of radiation encountered during the trip, which is dangerous to the health of crew. This is negated by the introduction of [[Lead Foil]] to UNSC ships, which absorbs the radiation. It is not known how the Covenant escape this radiation, but it is possible that, with their improved slipspace technology and energy shields, it does not affect them at all.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 13.</ref>
+Slipspace travel is dangerous because of the high level of radiation encountered during the trip, which is dangerous to the health of crew. This is negated by the introduction of [[Lead Foil]] to UNSC ships, which absorbs the radiation. It is not known how the Covenant escape this radiation, but it is presumable that either they also utilize lead, or with their improved Slipspace technology and energy shields, it does not affect them at all.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 13.</ref>
 During the beginning of the [[Civil War of the Covenant]] a flood-controlled [[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]] entered Slipspace and exited into [[High Charity]]
 <ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Gravemind]]</ref>.