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{{Center|This article is about the in-universe slipstream space transportation device. For the graphics engine, see [[Slipspace Engine]].}}
{{Center|This article is about the in-universe slipstream space transportation device. For the graphics engine, see [[Slipspace Engine]].}}
{{Quote|They have opened a path to the stars for all of us.|Dedication to Tobias Fleming Shaw, ScD, QeD, FRS (January 30, 2220–November 10, 2317), and Wallace Fujikawa ScD, QEnD (April 20, 2215–February 18, 2318)<ref name="Orbital">'''[[Halo 3]]''', multiplayer level ''[[Orbital (level)|Orbital]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|They have opened a path to the stars for all of us.|Dedication to Tobias Fleming Shaw, ScD, QeD, FRS (January 20, 2220–November 10, 2317), and Wallace Fujikawa ScD, QEnD (April 20, 2215–February 18, 2318)<ref name="Orbital">'''[[Halo 3]]''', multiplayer level ''[[Orbital (level)|Orbital]]''</ref>}}
A '''slipspace drive''' is a spacecraft propulsion system capable of making transitions to and from [[slipstream space]] and by extension allowing faster-than-light interstellar travel. The device functions by creating ruptures between normal space and slipspace. The nonstandard physics of slipspace allow it to be used as a shortcut realm, facilitating interstellar travel between distant regions in reasonable time.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 141''</ref>
A '''slipspace drive''' is a spacecraft propulsion system capable of making transitions to and from [[slipstream space]] and by extension allowing faster-than-light interstellar travel. The device functions by creating ruptures between normal space and slipspace. The nonstandard physics of slipspace allow it to be used as a shortcut realm, facilitating interstellar travel between distant regions in reasonable time.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 141''</ref>


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== Covenant ==
== Covenant ==
[[File:Covenant Slipspace Drive.jpg|thumb|right|150px|An ''Ophon''-pattern Borer.]]
[[File:Covenant Slipspace Drive.jpg|thumb|150px|An ''Ophon''-pattern Borer.]]
{{Main|Borer}}
{{Main|Borer}}
The [[Covenant]] and its [[Covenant remnants|remnants]] created [[Borer]]s. Being more technologically advanced than humanity, the [[Covenant]] have numerous advantages in slipspace propulsion systems. Whilst the human Shaw-Fujikawa engine is said to “punch” a hole between realms using brute force, Covenant engines instead take a small rupture and delicately enlarge it with surgical precision. This allows the latter to execute far more accurate slips.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 86''</ref> Covenant slipspace drives are often referred to as "jump drives".<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 136''</ref> In addition to their more powerful [[Repulsor engine|thruster engines]], it has been theorized by the UNSC that Covenant drives generate several "microjumps" within a single slipspace transition to measure the dilation involved in a jump, allowing them to reach their destinations faster.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike (2010)''', ''[[Tug o' War]]''</ref>
The [[Covenant]] and its [[Covenant remnants|remnants]] created [[Borer]]s. Being more technologically advanced than humanity, the [[Covenant]] have numerous advantages in slipspace propulsion systems. Whilst the human Shaw-Fujikawa engine is said to “punch” a hole between realms using brute force, Covenant engines instead take a small rupture and delicately enlarge it with surgical precision. This allows the latter to execute far more accurate slips.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 86''</ref> Covenant slipspace drives are often referred to as "jump drives".<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 136''</ref> In addition to their more powerful [[Repulsor engine|thruster engines]], it has been theorized by the UNSC that Covenant drives generate several "microjumps" within a single slipspace transition to measure the dilation involved in a jump, allowing them to reach their destinations faster.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike (2010)''', ''[[Tug o' War]]''</ref>
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== Forerunner ==
== Forerunner ==
[[File:Forerunner Slipspace Drive.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A Forerunner Crystal resonance chamber.]]
[[File:Forerunner Slipspace Drive.jpg|thumb|150px|A Forerunner Crystal resonance chamber.]]
Forerunner understanding of the mechanics of slipspace far exceeded that of the UNSC or the Covenant. They used [[Slipspace flake|small crystals]] embedded in their slipspace drives to manipulate slipspace,<ref>'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', ''page 124''</ref> allowing smoother transitions.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 104-105''</ref> They had a superior grasp of [[reconciliation]], the ability to correct or otherwise manipulate the causal effects of slipspace travel.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 240''</ref> This was useful when carrying out large-scale coordinated military campaigns or simply moving across enormous distances.
Forerunner understanding of the mechanics of slipspace far exceeded that of the UNSC or the Covenant. They used [[Slipspace flake|small crystals]] embedded in their slipspace drives to manipulate slipspace,<ref>'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', ''page 124''</ref> allowing smoother transitions.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 104-105''</ref> They had a superior grasp of [[reconciliation]], the ability to correct or otherwise manipulate the causal effects of slipspace travel.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 240''</ref> This was useful when carrying out large-scale coordinated military campaigns or simply moving across enormous distances.


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File:HWF SlipspaceDrivesConcept.jpg|Early concepts for the slipspace drives featured in ''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''.
File:HWF SlipspaceDrivesConcept.jpg|Early concepts for the slipspace drives featured in ''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''.
File:Human Slipspace Drive.jpg|A CODEN Series IV Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine.
File:Human Slipspace Drive.jpg|A CODEN Series IV Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine.
File:H4-SpOps-Invasion ForerunnerEngine.png|The Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS drive aboard [[UNSC Infinity|UNSC ''Infinity'']]
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