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Slipspace travel is dangerous due to the high level of [[radiation]] encountered during the trip, which can be extremely hazardous to the crew. This is negated by the use of [[Lead Foil]] in UNSC ships, which absorbs the radiation. Fissile materials also emit radiation (specifically Cherenkov radiation, emitted when particles travel through a medium at a faster rate than light travels in that same medium. Named after the [[Russian]] physicist Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov) upon exiting Slipspace; this is not harmful to Humans, however it does make emerging from Slipspace very noticeable. It is not known how the Covenant deal with radiation, but it is presumed that either they also utilize lead, or with their improved Slipspace technology and [[Energy shield]]s, 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 inside the dome of ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level [[Gravemind (Level)]]</ref> | Slipspace travel is dangerous due to the high level of [[radiation]] encountered during the trip, which can be extremely hazardous to the crew. This is negated by the use of [[Lead Foil]] in UNSC ships, which absorbs the radiation. Fissile materials also emit radiation (specifically Cherenkov radiation, emitted when particles travel through a medium at a faster rate than light travels in that same medium. Named after the [[Russian]] physicist Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov) upon exiting Slipspace; this is not harmful to Humans, however it does make emerging from Slipspace very noticeable. It is not known how the Covenant deal with radiation, but it is presumed that either they also utilize lead, or with their improved Slipspace technology and [[Energy shield]]s, 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 inside the dome of ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level [[Gravemind (Level)]]</ref> | ||
The concept of using an alternate dimension with different laws to travel faster than general relativity allows was first posited as the [[Wikipedia:Minkowski space|Minkowski Space Theory]] | The concept of using an alternate dimension with different laws to travel faster than general relativity allows was first posited as the [[Wikipedia:Minkowski space|Minkowski Space Theory]] | ||
==Velocities== | ==Velocities== | ||
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One example of the differences between speeds is comparing the Covenant cruiser ''"[[Ascendant Justice]]"'' with the [[UNSC]] [[Halcyon-class]] cruiser ''"[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|The Pillar of Autumn]]."'' It took several weeks for the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to get from Reach to Installation 04, yet the ''Ascendant Justice'' could get from Installation 04 to Reach within thirteen hours. | One example of the differences between speeds is comparing the Covenant cruiser ''"[[Ascendant Justice]]"'' with the [[UNSC]] [[Halcyon-class]] cruiser ''"[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|The Pillar of Autumn]]."'' It took several weeks for the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to get from Reach to Installation 04, yet the ''Ascendant Justice'' could get from Installation 04 to Reach within thirteen hours. | ||
It should be noted that the [[Forerunner]] may have been able to achieve instantaneous travel through Slipspace, as the portal generated slipstream space that allowed the fleet to travel through to the Ark in an instant. | |||
This may require a huge amount of energy as the keyship was needed to generate the portal. | |||
==Dangers== | ==Dangers== | ||
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*[[Nicole-458]] was sent back in time, because of a Slipspace accident. Similarly, it also caused a [[Melissa (AI)|UNSC AI]] to be transported from the year 2552 to the year 2004. | *[[Nicole-458]] was sent back in time, because of a Slipspace accident. Similarly, it also caused a [[Melissa (AI)|UNSC AI]] to be transported from the year 2552 to the year 2004. | ||
*A Slipspace-to-normal space transition has been succesfully attempted by a Spirit dropship, but it had been extensively equipped with Titanium-A battleplates, lead, and carbon-molybdenum steel I-beams. | *A Slipspace-to-normal space transition has been succesfully attempted by a Spirit dropship, but it had been extensively equipped with Titanium-A battleplates, lead, and carbon-molybdenum steel I-beams. | ||
*In Amber Clad Made a presicion jump into high charity yet UNSC ships are normaly not capable of presicion jumps. This may be due to an improvement on the ship, the Gravemind adjusting it or possibly a whole lot of luck. | |||
*The forerunner crystal was capable of creating a distortion in slipspace. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||