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The quantum slipstream drive was an advanced form of interstellar propulsion allowing starships to break through the warp speed barrier. The crew of the USS Voyager acquired the technology in 2374 from Species 116 in the Delta Quadrant. A later test of the drive in 2375 nearly led to the destruction of Voyager, and it was decided to put the use of the device on hold. (VOY episodes: "Hope and Fear", "Timeless")

Generating slipstream corridors requires more processing power than forming warp fields; the computational power required is directly related to the frontal geometry of a vessel and lesser to the ship geometry. Therefore, slipstream propelled ships are generally narrow and compact with aerodynamic lines. However, they are also more energy-efficient than warp drive. (TNG novel: Greater Than the Sum)

History

In the year 2380, the Vesta-class Federation starship USS Aventine was among the first Starfleet vessels to be fitted with a quantum slipstream drive. (TNG novel: Greater Than the Sum)

By 2381, following the defeat of the Borg, Starfleet began installing quantum slipstream drives on its vessels, but due to the nature of the technology not all ships were compatible with the upgrade. (ST novel: A Singular Destiny)

Later that year, a small contingent of Starfleet vessels, including Voyager, was outfitted with the drives in order to explore the Delta Quadrant in greater detail, and to learn any information available about the Borg. (VOY novel: Full Circle)

Unknown to Starfleet, at the same time, B'Elanna Torres had managed to recreate the technology from memory and outfitted a small vessel with the drive, to evade a fanatical Klingon sect pursuing her daughter. (VOY novel: Full Circle)

Again later that year, starships in Project Full Circle experienced microfractures in their benamite crystals. Voyager's Chief Engineer Nancy Conlon deduced that within three months all the starships in the Delta Quadrant would have to return home if the problem was not solved. (VOY novel: Unworthy)

Security Chief Harry Kim took Nancy Conlon to B'Elanna Torres's personal shuttle, modified with B'Elanna's own version of a quantum slipstream drive and a benamite recrystallization matrix. A conversation between the current and former chief engineers of Voyager resulted in B'Elanna Torres agreeing to adapt her design for use on all of the ships assigned to Project Full Circle. (VOY novel: Unworthy)

In 2382, the Breen accepted a mission on behalf of the Typhon Pact and sent an operative to Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards to capture data pertaining to the quantum slipstream drive. The Breen were soon after contracted to build the first Typhon Pact prototype slipstream vessel. The lead researcher of the project, Thot Keer, intentionally withheld information from the other members relating to the drive's development in order to promote the Breen to a level of Pact authority of equal standing to the Romulans. Shortly before the initial trials, however, the prototype, its designer, and all information relating to the project were destroyed. (ST - Typhon Pact novel: Zero Sum Game)

In 2383, various members of the Pact, led by Sela, attempted to travel to the Gamma Quadrant to obtain Jem'Hadar technology to perfect the drive. They believed that Jem'Hadar ships possessed the right structure to cope with the stresses of slipstream. The attempt resulted in the destruction of Deep Space 9, the bombs were planted to cause a diversion while they used the Bajoran wormhole caused more damage than was intended. (ST - Typhon Pact novel: Plagues of Night)

Further attempts to develop the drive came to an end when the Romulan Praetor officially denounced the Pact's attempt to build a drive, noting that attempts to do so have caused more problems with the Federation than the original existence of the drive, ending their attempts for the time being. (ST - Typhon Pact novel: Raise the Dawn)

In 2385, Federation President Nanietta Bacco offered Odo the use of a Starfleet vessel with quantum slipstream drive to return him home to Dominion space. (DS9 novel: Sacraments of Fire)

By 2409, slipstream drive was standard aboard any vessel that was captained by high-ranking officers in the Federation Starfleet, Klingon Defense Force, and Romulan Republic. These drives could only operate for a short period at a time before shutting down for safety reasons, though in those precious seconds, the starship could cross an entire sector of space. After what was presumably a short period of recharging and re-calibration, they could be activated again for another "sprint".

The Federation Starfleet Odyssey-class, Vesta-class, Hephaestus-class, Phoenix-class, Luna-class, and Chimera-class vessels, Klingon Defense Force Bortas-class and Peghqu'-class vessels, and Romulan Republic Daeinos-class warbirds were equipped with a more advanced version of the same technology, capable of sustaining the slipstream corridor for twice as long, and with a greater degree of maneuverability. Interestingly, a Risian luxury cruiser has been outfitted with a set of special solar sails that allow it to act in the same way as the aforementioned vessels. (STO video game: Star Trek Online)

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External link

Quantum slipstream drive article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

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 The '''quantum slipstream drive''' was an advanced form of interstellar [[propulsion]] allowing [[starship]]s to break through the [[warp speed]] barrier. The crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} acquired the technology in [[2374]] from [[Species 116]] in the [[Delta Quadrant]]. A later test of the drive in [[2375]] nearly led to the destruction of ''Voyager'', and it was decided to put the use of the device on hold. ({{e|VOY|Hope and Fear|Timeless}})
-Generating slipstream corridors requires more power than forming warp fields; the power required is directly related to the frontal geometry of a vessel and lesser so the ship geometry. Therefore, slipstream propelled ships are generally narrow and compact with aerodynamic lines ({{n|TNG|Greater Than the Sum}}).
+Generating slipstream corridors requires more processing power than forming warp fields; the computational power required is directly related to the frontal geometry of a vessel and lesser to the ship geometry. Therefore, slipstream propelled ships are generally narrow and compact with aerodynamic lines. However, they are also more energy-efficient than warp drive. ({{n|TNG|Greater Than the Sum}})
 ==History==
-In [[2380]], the {{class|Vesta}} Federation starship {{USS|Aventine}} was among the first Starfleet vessels to be fitted with a quantum slipstream drive. ({{n|TNG|Greater Than the Sum}})
+In the [[year]] [[2380]], the {{class|Vesta}} Federation starship {{USS|Aventine}} was among the first Starfleet vessels to be fitted with a quantum slipstream drive. ({{n|TNG|Greater Than the Sum}})
-By [[2381]], following the defeat of the Borg, [[Starfleet]] began installing quantum slipstream drives on its vessels, but due to the nature of the technology not all ships were compatible with the upgrade ({{n|ST|A Singular Destiny}}). Later, a small contingent of Starfleet vessels, including ''Voyager'', was outfitted with the drives in order to explore the Delta Quadrant in greater detail, and to learn any information available about the Borg. ({{n|VOY|{{nd|Full Circle}}}})
+By [[2381]], following the defeat of the Borg, [[Starfleet]] began installing quantum slipstream drives on its vessels, but due to the nature of the technology not all ships were compatible with the upgrade. ({{n|ST|A Singular Destiny}})
-Unknown to Starfleet, at the same time in [[2381]], [[B'Elanna Torres]] had managed to recreate the technology from memory and outfitted a small vessel with the drive, to evade a fanatical [[Klingon]] sect pursuing her daughter. ({{n|VOY|{{nd|Full Circle}}}})
+Later that year, a small contingent of Starfleet vessels, including ''Voyager'', was outfitted with the drives in order to explore the Delta Quadrant in greater detail, and to learn any information available about the Borg. ({{n|VOY|{{nd|Full Circle}}}})
+Unknown to Starfleet, at the same time, [[B'Elanna Torres]] had managed to recreate the technology from memory and outfitted a small vessel with the drive, to evade a fanatical [[Klingon]] sect pursuing her daughter. ({{n|VOY|{{nd|Full Circle}}}})
-In [[2381]], [[starship]]s in Project Full Circle experienced microfractures in their [[benamite]] crystals. ''Voyager''{{'}}s [[Chief Engineer]] [[Nancy Conlon]] deduced that within three months all the starships in the [[Delta Quadrant]] would have to return home if the problem was not solved. ({{n|VOY|Unworthy}})
+Again later that year, [[starship]]s in Project Full Circle experienced microfractures in their [[benamite]] crystals. ''Voyager''{{'}}s [[Chief Engineer]] [[Nancy Conlon]] deduced that within three months all the starships in the [[Delta Quadrant]] would have to return home if the problem was not solved. ({{n|VOY|Unworthy}})
 [[Security Chief]] [[Harry Kim]] took [[Nancy Conlon]] to [[B'Elanna Torres]]'s personal shuttle, modified with B'Elanna's own version of a quantum slipstream drive and a [[benamite recrystallization matrix]]. A conversation between the current and former [[chief engineer]]s of ''Voyager'' resulted in B'Elanna Torres agreeing to adapt her design for use on all of the ships assigned to [[Project Full Circle]]. ({{n|VOY|Unworthy}})
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 In [[2382]], the [[Breen]] accepted a mission on behalf of the [[Typhon Pact]] and sent an operative to [[Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards]] to capture data pertaining to the quantum slipstream drive. The Breen were soon after contracted to build the first [[Marjat|Typhon Pact prototype slipstream vessel]]. The lead researcher of the project, [[Thot]] [[Keer]], intentionally withheld information from the other members relating to the drive's development in order to promote the Breen to a level of Pact authority of equal standing to the [[Romulan]]s. Shortly before the initial trials, however, the prototype, its designer, and all information relating to the project were destroyed. ({{n|ST|sub={{st|Typhon Pact}}|Zero Sum Game}})
+In [[2383]], various members of the Pact, led by [[Sela]], attempted to travel to the [[Gamma Quadrant]] to obtain [[Jem'Hadar]] technology to perfect the drive. They believed that Jem'Hadar ships possessed the right structure to cope with the stresses of slipstream. The attempt resulted in the destruction of [[Deep Space 9]], the bombs were planted to cause a diversion while they used the [[Bajoran wormhole]] caused more damage than was intended. ({{n|ST|sub={{st|Typhon Pact}}|Plagues of Night}})
-By [[2409]], slipstream drive was standard aboard any vessel that was captained by officers ranking Vice Admiral or higher. These drives could only operate for half a minute at a time before shutting down for safety reasons, though in those precious seconds, the starship could cross an entire [[sector]] of space. After what was presumably a short period of recalibration, they could be activated again.
+Further attempts to develop the drive came to an end when the [[Romulan]] [[Praetor]] officially denounced the Pact's attempt to build a drive, noting that attempts to do so have caused more problems with the Federation than the original existence of the drive, ending their attempts for the time being. ({{n|ST|sub={{st|Typhon Pact}}|Raise the Dawn}})
+In [[2385]], [[Federation President]] [[Nanietta Bacco]] offered [[Odo]] the use of a Starfleet vessel with quantum slipstream drive to return him home to [[Dominion]] space. ({{n|DS9|Sacraments of Fire}})
+By [[2409]], slipstream drive was standard aboard any vessel that was captained by high-ranking officers in the [[Federation Starfleet]], [[Klingon Defense Force]], and [[Romulan Republic]]. These drives could only operate for a short period at a time before shutting down for safety reasons, though in those precious seconds, the starship could cross an entire [[sector]] of space. After what was presumably a short period of recharging and re-calibration, they could be activated again for another "sprint".
-The [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] [[Odyssey class|''Odyssey'']]-, [[Vesta class|''Vesta'']]-, and {{class|Chimera}} vessels, as well as the [[Klingon Defense Force|KDF]] [[Bortas class|''Bortas'']]- and {{class|Peghqu'}} vessels were equipped with a more advanced version of the same technology, capable of sustaining the slipstream corridor for twice as long. ({{g|STO|Star Trek Online}})
+The [[Federation Starfleet]] {{class|Odyssey}}, {{class|Vesta}}, {{class|Hephaestus}}, {{class|Phoenix|advanced escort}}, {{class|Luna}}, and {{class|Chimera|destroyer}} vessels, [[Klingon Defense Force]] {{class|Bortas}} and {{class|Peghqu'}} vessels, and [[Romulan Republic]] {{class|Daeinos}} warbirds were equipped with a more advanced version of the same technology, capable of sustaining the slipstream corridor for twice as long, and with a greater degree of maneuverability. Interestingly, a [[Risian]] [[Risian luxury cruiser|luxury cruiser]] has been outfitted with a set of special [[solar sail]]s that allow it to act in the same way as the aforementioned vessels. ({{g|STO|Star Trek Online}})
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