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[[Image: | [[Image:Ship3.jpg|thumb|Regret's Assault Carrier exiting slipspace near [[Installation 05]]]] | ||
'''Slipstream Space''' ('''Slipspace''' for short), otherwise known as '''Shaw-Fujikawa Space''' by the [[United Nations Space Command]], is a collective term for the seven non-visible infinitesimal quantum dimensions used for faster-than-light travel. Making a transition from one place to another via slipspace is known as a "slip", or "jump". | '''Slipstream Space''' ('''Slipspace''' for short), otherwise known as '''Shaw-Fujikawa Space''' by the [[United Nations Space Command]], is a collective term for the seven non-visible infinitesimal quantum dimensions used for faster-than-light travel. Making a transition from one place to another via slipspace is known as a "slip", or "jump". | ||
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==Dangers== | ==Dangers== | ||
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, | [[Image:Slip_space_enter.jpg|thumb|Regret's carrier entering Slipspace over [[New Mombasa]].]] | ||
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, requiring constant maintenance. During the [[2490]]'s, technicians had to manually repair Slipspace drives, exposing themselves to the Slipstream and occasionally 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 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> | 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 incredibly dangerous. People traveling on a Slipspace-capable craft can experience a range of symptoms, from nausea, to | Direct exposure to the Slipstream is incredibly dangerous. People traveling on a Slipspace-capable craft can experience a range of symptoms, from nausea, to heart failure, 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. | ||
Prior to 2552, entering slipspace from the gravity well of a planet had never been attempted, either by the UNSC or the Covenant. The effect of gravity upon the creation of a slipspace entrance usually collapsed UNSC-generated holes, and was assumed to be the same with Covenant technology. The flagship [[Ascendant Justice]], however, was able to escape from a gas giant's gravity well after [[Cortana]] realised that it had a far higher resolution of the quantum filaments that allowed a transition, and she was able to compensate for the gravity. Subsequently, the ability was transmitted by a Covenant II, and the Prophet of Regret used an in-atmosphere slipspace jump to escape [[Earth]], with the resulting shockwave dealing devastating damage to the city of [[New Mombassa]]. | |||
==Communications== | ==Communications== | ||