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*The Slipstream Space concept is very popular in many Sci-Fi movies and shows, some examples of this include ''Star Wars'' (hyperdrive) and ''Battlestar Galactica''. | *The Slipstream Space concept is very popular in many Sci-Fi movies and shows, some examples of this include ''Star Wars'' (hyperdrive), ''Stargate'' (also hyperdrive), and ''Battlestar Galactica''. | ||
*When a ship encounters a "Slipspace wake", they will be pushed to the speed the ship made. The [[UNSC]] Dusk took 2 weeks to get to Installation 05 via the Prophet of Regret's Assault Carrier's weakening "wake", but came back to Earth within hours by following the Forerunner Dreadnought's wake. | *When a ship encounters a "Slipspace wake", they will be pushed to the speed the ship made. The [[UNSC]] Dusk took 2 weeks to get to Installation 05 via the Prophet of Regret's Assault Carrier's weakening "wake", but came back to Earth within hours by following the Forerunner Dreadnought's wake. | ||
*Because all communications can take years or decades to travel the light years between colonized star systems, [[UNSC]] civilians use Slipstream packets. They use the slipstream to travel and to send communication signals significantly faster than otherwise possible, allowing faster communication between the [[UNSC]] colonies. | *Because all communications can take years or decades to travel the light years between colonized star systems, [[UNSC]] civilians use Slipstream packets. They use the slipstream to travel and to send communication signals significantly faster than otherwise possible, allowing faster communication between the [[UNSC]] colonies. | ||