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Because the slipstream is constantly shifting, and its laws of physics are different to our own, the magnetic coils of slipspace drives drift out of phase when entering and leaving a slipspace field, necessitating constant maintenance. During the [[2490]]'s, technicians had to manually repair slipspace drives, exposing themselves to the slipsptream themselves and suffering injury, death or simply disappearing.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 146</ref> | Because the slipstream is constantly shifting, and its laws of physics are different to our own, the magnetic coils of slipspace drives drift out of phase when entering and leaving a slipspace field, necessitating constant maintenance. During the [[2490]]'s, technicians had to manually repair slipspace drives, exposing themselves to the slipsptream themselves and suffering injury, death or simply disappearing.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 146</ref> | ||
In addition, [[Cherenkov radiation]] is emitted by fissile materials, including a | In addition, [[Cherenkov radiation]] is emitted by fissile materials, including a ship's reactor and nuclear armaments, upon entry and exit of the dimension, requiring all slipspace-capable craft to be fitted with lead shielding as radiation protection. Slipspace drives can only be equipped on large ships, as the stress that the constantly fluctuating slipstream exerts is considerable and can tear a small craft, such as a dropship or star fighter, completely asunder.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 289</ref> | ||
Direct exposure to the slipstream is always dangerous. People traveling on a slipspace-capable craft can experience a range of symptoms, from nausea, to a heart attack, to death. Even more uncommon, but still known to happen, is the total disappearance of a person while in the slipstream.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 175</ref> In some cases having a [[Forerunner]] object may cause the ship to be in the 'middle' of slipspace. | Direct exposure to the slipstream is always dangerous. People traveling on a slipspace-capable craft can experience a range of symptoms, from nausea, to a heart attack, to death. Even more uncommon, but still known to happen, is the total disappearance of a person while in the slipstream.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 175</ref> In some cases having a [[Forerunner]] object may cause the ship to be in the 'middle' of slipspace. | ||