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'''Astrogation''', short for '''astronavigation''', is the planning of a route through space and the actual navigation of spacecraft, either subluminal maneuvering in interplanetary travel or the calculations used to perform [[slipstream space]] jumps in interstellar travel. | '''Astrogation''', short for '''astronavigation''', is the planning of a route through space and the actual navigation of spacecraft, either subluminal maneuvering in interplanetary travel or the calculations used to perform [[slipstream space]] jumps in interstellar travel. | ||
In context of spacecraft maneuvering in conventional space, several | In the [[United Nations Space Command]], [[UNSC Astronavigation]] is the organization responsible for creating and maintaining astrogation data.<ref name="adjunct">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''' (2010), ''Adjunct''</ref> In context of spacecraft maneuvering in conventional space, several [[UNSC Navy|UNSC Naval]] commanders have been remarked as being particularly proficient in astrogation. [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] was credited as a skilled astronavigator,<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 155''</ref> due to his daring maneuvers, particularly the "[[Keyes Loop]]" he performed during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]] was also renowned for his skills in using effective tactics, including gravity-assist maneuvers, in space battles.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''page 483''</ref> | ||
While most other operations involved in operating a spacecraft, including maneuvering in normal space, can be performed by a [[human]] pilot, the successful execution of slipspace jumps requires a [[navigation computer]] or a shipboard [[artificial intelligence]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 96''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> Despite the necessity for a computer to perform the jump itself, UNSC Navy personnel are taught the basic calculations involved in slipspace jumps. In the late 25th century, then-[[crewman apprentice]] Preston Cole gained recognition for coming up with a new way to calculate Shaw-Fujikawa jump parameters.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''page 426''</ref> Additionally, there have been instances of individual ship captains performing slipspace jump calculations on their own, usually to execute a nonstandard or experimental jump, but the results of these have often been disastrous or uncertain,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 20''</ref> including Admiral Cole's possible in-atmosphere jump during the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''page 484-486''</ref> | While most other operations involved in operating a spacecraft, including maneuvering in normal space, can be performed by a [[human]] pilot, the successful execution of slipspace jumps requires a [[navigation computer]] or a shipboard [[artificial intelligence]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 96''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> Despite the necessity for a computer to perform the jump itself, UNSC Navy personnel are taught the basic calculations involved in slipspace jumps. In the late 25th century, then-[[crewman apprentice]] Preston Cole gained recognition for coming up with a new way to calculate Shaw-Fujikawa jump parameters.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''page 426''</ref> Additionally, there have been instances of individual ship captains performing slipspace jump calculations on their own, usually to execute a nonstandard or experimental jump, but the results of these have often been disastrous or uncertain,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 20''</ref> including Admiral Cole's possible in-atmosphere jump during the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''page 484-486''</ref> | ||