Space Folding Drive

A hypothetical form of FTL travel which causes space to be folded between the point of origin and the point of destination, creating a momentary portal between the origin and destination points through which the ship travels.

According to the paper "Instantaneous interstellar travel by means of folding space" (Tremens, Dorson, Scantie et al, GLIPS Press 1097), such a drive could provide a means of instantaneous travel between star systems without requiring any intervening time spent in Jumpspace.

The paper claims that such drives would require no Jump fuel, but would draw upon power from the ship's power plant to create the fold in space: in effect, it would be like creating a form of inverse Jump bubble in Einsteinian space rather than in the Jumpspace domain.

As of 1116, the paper is still undergoing peer review.

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Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Starship:

• Speed of Travel
  • FTL
  • NAFAL (STL)
• Spacecraft Drives (Impulse Drives)
  • G-Drive (Gravity Drive)
  • M-Drive (Maneuver Drive)
  • N-Drive (NAFAL Drive)
  • Reaction Rocket
    • HEPlaR Drive (High Efficiency Plasma Recombustion)
    • O-Drive (Orion Drive)
    • R-Drive (Rocket Drive)
  • T-Drive (Thruster)
  • Z-Drive (Lifter)
• Starship Drives (Interstellar Drives)
  • N-Drive (NAFAL Drive)
  • J-Drive (Jump Drive)
  • H-Drive (Hop Drive)
  • S-Drive (Skip Drive)
  • L-Drive (Leap Drive)
  • B-Drive (Bound Drive)
  • V-Drive (Vault Drive)
  • 6-Drive (Six Drive)
  • 7-Drive (Seven Drive)
  • 8-Drive (Eight Drive)
  • 9-Drive (Nine Drive)
  • I-Drive (Inertialess Drive)
  • Reality Drive
  • Alternative FTL Drive
    • Alcubierre Drive
    • Hyperspace Drive
    • Keyhole Drive
    • Stutterdrive
    • Teleport Drive
    • Warp Drive

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Description (Specifications)

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FTL Drive Specifications

FTL Drive Specifications (Starship Propulsion)

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History & Background (Dossier)

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References

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• Matthew Sprange. High Guard Update 2022 (Mongoose Publishing, 2022), 80.