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==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, 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]]'', pg. 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]]'', pg. 146</ref>

In addition, Cherenkov radiation is emitted by fissile materials, including a ships 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, completely asunder. <ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], pg. 289</ref>

In addition, [[Cherenkov radiation]] is emitted by fissile materials, including a ships 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, completely asunder. <ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], pg. 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]]'', pg. 175</ref> In some cases having a forerunner object may cause the ship to be in the 'middle' of slipspace.

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The [[Forerunner]]'s were somehow capable of advanced message carrier waves in Slipspace. This way, messages could travel at great speeds throughout their empire. Cortana was able to use this technology to declare codes [[Bandersnatch]] and [[Hydra (code)|Hydra]] during [[The First Battle of Earth]] and [[The Battle of Installation 05]].

The closest technology the UNSC has been able to create like this is the [[Slipspace COM Launcher]]. And even then this technology is limited as there were only three in existence before 2552: one on Reach, one on Onyx and one on Earth. As of the conclusion of the Human-Covenant war, both the devices on Reach and Onyx have been destroyed, with the fate of the Earth device unknown.

The closest technology the UNSC has been able to create like this is the [[Slipspace COM Launcher]]. And even then this technology is limited as there were only three in existence before 2552: one on Reach, one on Onyx and one on Earth. As of the conclusion of the [[Human-Covenant war]], both the devices on [[Reach]] and [[Onyx]] have been destroyed, with the fate of the Earth device unknown.

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 ==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, 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]]'', pg. 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]]'', pg. 146</ref>
-In addition, Cherenkov radiation is emitted by fissile materials, including a ships 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, completely asunder. <ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], pg. 289</ref>
+In addition, [[Cherenkov radiation]] is emitted by fissile materials, including a ships 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, completely asunder. <ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], pg. 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]]'', pg. 175</ref>  In some cases having a forerunner object may cause the ship to be in the 'middle' of slipspace.
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 The [[Forerunner]]'s were somehow capable of advanced message carrier waves in Slipspace. This way, messages could travel at great speeds throughout their empire. Cortana was able to use this technology to declare codes [[Bandersnatch]] and [[Hydra (code)|Hydra]] during [[The First Battle of Earth]] and [[The Battle of Installation 05]].
-The closest technology the UNSC has been able to create like this is the [[Slipspace COM Launcher]]. And even then this technology is limited as there were only three in existence before 2552: one on Reach, one on Onyx and one on Earth. As of the conclusion of the Human-Covenant war, both the devices on Reach and Onyx have been destroyed, with the fate of the Earth device unknown.
+The closest technology the UNSC has been able to create like this is the [[Slipspace COM Launcher]]. And even then this technology is limited as there were only three in existence before 2552: one on Reach, one on Onyx and one on Earth. As of the conclusion of the [[Human-Covenant war]], both the devices on [[Reach]] and [[Onyx]] have been destroyed, with the fate of the Earth device unknown.
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