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This new engine allowed ships to tunnel into "the Slipstream" (also called "Slipspace"). Technically called "Shaw-Fujikawa Space",<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 141</ref> after the scientists who proved its existence, Slipspace is a domain with alternate physical laws, allowing faster-than-light travel without relativistic side-effects (much like hyperspace from the popular Star Wars movies, though ships travel the shaw/fujikawa space much slower than hyperspace, as a ship in hyperspace could cross in minutes a distance that would take a ship in shaw/fujikawa space months. <ref>[http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Tech/Propulsion/Propulsion2.html An Analysis of Star Wars Propulsion]</ref>). Faster-than-light travel is not instantaneous; "short" jumps routinely take up to two months, and "long" jumps can last six months or more, which is why most [[UNSC]] ships have cryo chambers.

[[Image:Covenant Assault Carrier FanArt.jpg|right|thumb|A [[Covenant Assault Carrier]] opens a slipspace vortex.]]

Slipspace can be thought of as our Universe (which, technically, it is) but with a greater number of dimensions. Our plane of existence is thought to have four dimensions (up-down, front-back, side-to-side, and time), but Cortana states in [[Halo: First Strike]] that Slipspace is an eleven-dimensional spacetime. Slipspace is currently ~~theorised~~ (in 2552) as a "tangle" of our plane's dimensions, rather like taking the classic "flat sheet" used to represent gravity and crumpling it up into a ball, ~~therby~~ creating extra dimensions and shorter spaces between points. As such, the physical laws of our plane (eg. relativity) are accentuated and distorted.

Slipspace can be thought of as our Universe (which, technically, it is) but with a greater number of dimensions. Our plane of existence is thought to have four dimensions (up-down, front-back, side-to-side, and time), but Cortana states in [[Halo: First Strike]] that Slipspace is an eleven-dimensional spacetime. Slipspace is currently theorized (in 2552) as a "tangle" of our plane's dimensions, rather like taking the classic "flat sheet" used to represent gravity and crumpling it up into a ball, thereby creating extra dimensions and shorter spaces between points. As such, the physical laws of our plane (eg. relativity) are accentuated and distorted.

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.

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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.

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>.

Because the superfine quantum filaments the UNSC use to compute paths are disrupted by gravity<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], Page 85</ref>, [[Human]] vessels are incapable of transitioning while in any significant gravitational field. The Covenant's technology, though, is more than capable of computing Slipspace paths in gravitational fields, meaning that they are be able to transition while in a gravity well. Indeed, while using the captured [[Ascendant Justice]] to make a Slipspace jump within [[Threshold's|Threshhold]] atmosphere, [[Cortana]] remarked that 'It was as if she was blind before'<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], Page 85</ref>. After observing this innovation, a [[Covenant]] AI managed to leak the data out to the rest of the Covenant in a transmission. During the [[First Battle of Earth]], the [[Prophet of Regret]] uses this newfound knowledge to transition to Slipspace while directly over [[New Mombasa]] in Earth's gravity well, destroying the city<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Metropolis]]</ref>. These event's are further proof that the [[Covenant]] are imitative rather than innovative.

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>

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. It is not known how the Covenant deal with 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>.

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 This new engine allowed ships to tunnel into "the Slipstream" (also called "Slipspace"). Technically called "Shaw-Fujikawa Space",<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 141</ref> after the scientists who proved its existence, Slipspace is a domain with alternate physical laws, allowing faster-than-light travel without relativistic side-effects (much like hyperspace from the popular Star Wars movies, though ships travel the shaw/fujikawa space much slower than hyperspace, as a ship in hyperspace could cross in minutes a distance that would take a ship in shaw/fujikawa space months. <ref>[http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Tech/Propulsion/Propulsion2.html An Analysis of Star Wars Propulsion]</ref>). Faster-than-light travel is not instantaneous; "short" jumps routinely take up to two months, and "long" jumps can last six months or more, which is why most [[UNSC]] ships have cryo chambers.
 [[Image:Covenant Assault Carrier FanArt.jpg|right|thumb|A [[Covenant Assault Carrier]] opens a slipspace vortex.]]
-Slipspace can be thought of as our Universe (which, technically, it is) but with a greater number of dimensions. Our plane of existence is thought to have four dimensions (up-down, front-back, side-to-side, and time), but Cortana states in [[Halo: First Strike]] that Slipspace is an eleven-dimensional spacetime. Slipspace is currently theorised (in 2552) as a "tangle" of our plane's dimensions, rather like taking the classic "flat sheet" used to represent gravity and crumpling it up into a ball, therby creating extra dimensions and shorter spaces between points. As such, the physical laws of our plane (eg. relativity) are accentuated and distorted.
+Slipspace can be thought of as our Universe (which, technically, it is) but with a greater number of dimensions. Our plane of existence is thought to have four dimensions (up-down, front-back, side-to-side, and time), but Cortana states in [[Halo: First Strike]] that Slipspace is an eleven-dimensional spacetime. Slipspace is currently theorized (in 2552) as a "tangle" of our plane's dimensions, rather like taking the classic "flat sheet" used to represent gravity and crumpling it up into a ball, thereby creating extra dimensions and shorter spaces between points. As such, the physical laws of our plane (eg. relativity) are accentuated and distorted.
 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.
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 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.
-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>.
+Because the superfine quantum filaments the UNSC use to compute paths are disrupted by gravity<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], Page 85</ref>, [[Human]] vessels are incapable of transitioning while in any significant gravitational field. The Covenant's technology, though, is more than capable of computing Slipspace paths in gravitational fields, meaning that they are be able to transition while in a gravity well. Indeed, while using the captured [[Ascendant Justice]] to make a Slipspace jump within [[Threshold's|Threshhold]] atmosphere, [[Cortana]] remarked that 'It was as if she was blind before'<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], Page 85</ref>. After observing this innovation, a [[Covenant]] AI managed to leak the data out to the rest of the Covenant in a transmission. During the [[First Battle of Earth]], the [[Prophet of Regret]] uses this newfound knowledge to transition to Slipspace while directly over [[New Mombasa]] in Earth's gravity well, destroying the city<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Metropolis]]</ref>. These event's are further proof that the [[Covenant]] are imitative rather than innovative.
-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>
+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. It is not known how the Covenant deal with 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>.