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The interstellar transport [[technology]] in canon ''Traveller'' is the [[Jump Drive]].
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[[Alternative FTL Drive]]s are interstellar transport [[technologies]].
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* The [[canon]] ''Traveller'' [[FTL]] [[Drive]]s are the [[Jump Space]] [[Drive]]s (the [[Jump Drive]] in particular).
 
* All other [[FTL]] transportation methods are ''Alternate''.  
 
* All other [[FTL]] transportation methods are ''Alternate''.  
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Please refer to the following [[AAB]] library data for more information:
 
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* [[Starship]]
 
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** [[NAFAL]]
 
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** [[FTL]]
 
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*** [[Battle Tender]] (Carrier)
 
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*** [[Jump Conveyor]]
 
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* [[Jump Drive]]
 
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** [[Alternative Interstellar Drive Technologies]]
 
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*** [[Hop Drive]]
 
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*** [[Hyperspace Drive]]
 
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*** [[Stutterdrive]]
 
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*** [[Teleport Drive]]
 
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*** [[Warp Drive]]
 
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** [[Jump Bridge]]
 
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** [[Jump Damper]]
 
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** [[Jump Dimming]]
 
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** [[Jump Drive History]]
 
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** Jump Drive Key Resources
 
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*** [[Lanthanum]]
 
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*** [[Zuchai Crystal]]
 
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** [[Jump Projector]]
 
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** [[Jump Space]]
 
  
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
Some [[sophont]] species employ other [[technologies]] enabling interstellar [[FTL]] flight:
 
Some [[sophont]] species employ other [[technologies]] enabling interstellar [[FTL]] flight:
  
 
=== Alternative Technologies ===
 
=== Alternative Technologies ===
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* [[Hyperspace Drive]] based on entering a different space (AKA [[Hyperspace]]) and using conventional propulsion.
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* [[Hyperspace Drive]] or [[Hyperspace Drive|Subspace Drive]]: A ''Hyperspace Drive'' is based on entering a different space (AKA ''[[Hyperspace]]'' or ''[[Subspace]]'') and using conventional propulsion.
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* [[StutterDrive]] is a rapidly pulsed jump drive with the jump taking microseseconds, and the jump distance only a very short distance forward - such as less than a light second. Doing this 100 times a second creates the illusion of rapid FTL movement in normal space, although doppler reflections indicate the object is at rest; thus this is a pseudo movement. Traveller2300 depends exclusively on stutterdrive.
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* [[Keyhole Drive]]: A ''Keyhole Drive'' harnesses technology to either artificially create and open or expand an existing pinched-off naturally occurring [[wikipedia: Wormhole|wormhole]] in order to create a stable ''[[wikipedia: Einstein-Rosen Bridge|Einstein-Rosen Bridge]]'', permitting safe passage through to the far side of the spacetime structure.
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* [[Teleport Drive]] in which the ship immediately teleports itself from one point to another, with or without passing through some kind of gate.
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* [[Singularity Drive]]: A ''Singularity Drive'' (or Degeneracy Drive) utilizes the immense potential energy released by the infalling matter of a carried on-board massive artificial singularity to generate propulsive power either from directed and focussed Hawking radiation and/or controlled microquasar formation, or by virtue of the implementation of a photonic ''[[wikipedia: Halo Drive|Halo Drive]]''.
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* [[Warp Drive]] which is based on creating a contraction of space-time around the ship, so that the speed of light can be exceeded.
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* [[Space Folding Drive]]: A ''Space Folding Drive'' is 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.  
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* [[StutterDrive]] or [[StutterDrive|Stutterwarp]]: A ''StutterDrive'' is a rapidly pulsed jump drive with the jump taking microseseconds, and the jump distance only a very short distance forward - such as less than a light second. Doing this 100 times a second creates the illusion of rapid FTL movement in normal space, although doppler reflections indicate the object is at rest; thus this is a pseudo movement. Traveller2300 depends exclusively on stutterdrive.
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* [[Teleport Drive]]: A ''Telpeort Drive'' is a drive in which the ship immediately teleports itself from one point to another, with or without passing through some kind of gate.
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* [[Warp Drive]]: A ''Warp Drive'' is one of a class of drives that achieve FTL propulsion either by warping spacetime or a subspace field in some fashion, one of the most common configurations of which is an ''[[Alcubierre Drive]]'' based on creating a contraction of spacetime in front of the ship while simultaneously expanding spacetime behind it, so that the speed of light is effectively circumvented without actually changing the momentum of the vessel.
  
 
This classification is based on the 'effect', not on the cause or the scientific theory behind it.
 
This classification is based on the 'effect', not on the cause or the scientific theory behind it.
  
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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No information yet available.  
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No information yet available.
  
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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== Library Data Referral Tree ==
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Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] for more information:
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:* '''[[Alternative FTL Drive]]'''
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::» ''[[Hyperspace Drive]]''
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::» ''[[Keyhole Drive]]''
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::» ''[[Singularity Drive]]''
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::» ''[[Space Folding Drive]]''
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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|S1= [[T5 Core Rules]]
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 27 March 2025

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Alternative FTL Drives are interstellar transport technologies.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Some sophont species employ other technologies enabling interstellar FTL flight:

Alternative Technologies[edit]

  • Hyperspace Drive or Subspace Drive: A Hyperspace Drive is based on entering a different space (AKA Hyperspace or Subspace) and using conventional propulsion.
  • Keyhole Drive: A Keyhole Drive harnesses technology to either artificially create and open or expand an existing pinched-off naturally occurring wormhole in order to create a stable Einstein-Rosen Bridge, permitting safe passage through to the far side of the spacetime structure.
  • Singularity Drive: A Singularity Drive (or Degeneracy Drive) utilizes the immense potential energy released by the infalling matter of a carried on-board massive artificial singularity to generate propulsive power either from directed and focussed Hawking radiation and/or controlled microquasar formation, or by virtue of the implementation of a photonic Halo Drive.
  • Space Folding Drive: A Space Folding Drive is 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.
  • StutterDrive or Stutterwarp: A StutterDrive is a rapidly pulsed jump drive with the jump taking microseseconds, and the jump distance only a very short distance forward - such as less than a light second. Doing this 100 times a second creates the illusion of rapid FTL movement in normal space, although doppler reflections indicate the object is at rest; thus this is a pseudo movement. Traveller2300 depends exclusively on stutterdrive.
  • Teleport Drive: A Telpeort Drive is a drive in which the ship immediately teleports itself from one point to another, with or without passing through some kind of gate.
  • Warp Drive: A Warp Drive is one of a class of drives that achieve FTL propulsion either by warping spacetime or a subspace field in some fashion, one of the most common configurations of which is an Alcubierre Drive based on creating a contraction of spacetime in front of the ship while simultaneously expanding spacetime behind it, so that the speed of light is effectively circumvented without actually changing the momentum of the vessel.

This classification is based on the 'effect', not on the cause or the scientific theory behind it.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.


Library Data Referral Tree[edit]

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


Starships:

Speed-of-Travel
  • NAFAL (STL) - (Not As Fast As Light) / (Slower Than Light)
  • Light Speed (c)
  • FTL - (Faster Than Light) - "Superluminal"
» Imperial Standard Astronomical Unit
» Solomani Parsec
» Vilani Parsec ("Deshi")
» Imperial Standard Parsec
Impulse-Drives
(Field Drives / Propellantless Drives)
Interstellar-Drives (Advanced)
  • Conjectural Drives
  • "Inertialess Drives":
» Inertialess Drive ("IM -Drive")
» Triplanetary Drive ("IT -Drive")
» Hyperspace Drive
» Keyhole Drive
» Singularity Drive
» Space Folding Drive
» Stutterdrive
» Teleport Drive
» Warp Drive


References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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