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The UNSC has twice attempted to execute under-powered slipspace transitions. They were both unsuccessful, leading to the conversion of the trial spacecraft into “atomized bits”.<ref name="strike">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 225''</ref> In [[2547]], [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] used the slipspace drive of the [[UNSC frigate]] | The UNSC has twice attempted to execute under-powered slipspace transitions. They were both unsuccessful, leading to the conversion of the trial spacecraft into “atomized bits”.<ref name="strike">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 225''</ref> In [[2547]], [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] used the slipspace drive of the [[UNSC frigate]] {{UNSCShip|Tripping Light}} to conduct an experiment on building an abstract fractal within slipspace for [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] housing.<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''September 4, 2547''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Data pads#Data pad 17|Data pad 17]]''</ref> | ||
Although two human ships utilizing the Shaw-Fujikawa engine are suspected of having successfully executed an in-atmosphere slipspace transition, this has not been irrefutably confirmed.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''' - ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', ''page 474''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''' - ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', ''pages 484-485''</ref> | Although two human ships utilizing the Shaw-Fujikawa engine are suspected of having successfully executed an in-atmosphere slipspace transition, this has not been irrefutably confirmed.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''' - ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', ''page 474''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''' - ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', ''pages 484-485''</ref> |
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