Slipstream space probe: Difference between revisions

In repeated cycles, scanning stations deploy three probes, referred to as Alpha, Beta and Gamma, respectively. These probes are designed to survive the transition into [[Slipstream space]]; as a result they are almost solid [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 296'' (2003)</ref> They journey into slipspace for a short period of time where they send out radio pings and analyze the spectrum from radio to X-ray. The probes then re-enter back into normal space and broadcast the data collected back to their stations. Due to the odd nature of interdimensional space, slipspace probes could at times return to normal space exactly where they had original left or reemerge millions of kilometers away. In some cases, probes never returned back at all. Scanning stations had to dispatch drones to retrieve the probes before the process could be repeated. <ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 136''; ''2010'', ''page 160</ref>

The probes of the RSO ''[[Fermion]]'' in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] was also the first to detect the silhouette of the incoming [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] in [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 137''</ref>

The Station's Alpha probe detected a large object more than 3,000 kilometers in diameter inbound to the station. [[Chief Petty Officer|CPO]] [[McRobb]] recognized the anomaly and immediately ordered the crew of the ''Fermion'' to enact the [[Cole Protocol]]. Shortly after, the station's Beta Probe re-appeared into normal space partially damaged. When the station's Gamma Probe did not transmit a signal upon returning to normal space, [[Lieutenant, Junior Grade|Lieutenant]] [[David Brightling|Brightling]] suspected that the probe may have translated on a temporal axis. However, Chief McRobb knew the probe had likely been destroyed or jammed by the incoming fleet. <ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 285''</ref>