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Intrasystem jump drives enable a ship to jump from one location in the system to another, quickly and (relatively) precisely. A jump drive of this kind does not need an intersystem [[jump node|subspace node]], only the presence of a significant gravity well. | Intrasystem jump drives enable a ship to jump from one location in the system to another, quickly and (relatively) precisely. A jump drive of this kind does not need an intersystem [[jump node|subspace node]], only the presence of a significant gravity well. | ||
| − | While subspace travel from one system to another in an intersystem jump takes a variable but relatively brief amount of time (the Lucifer's transit took fifteen minutes), an intrasystem jump is described as "nearly instantaneous." | + | While subspace travel from one system to another in an intersystem jump takes a variable but relatively brief amount of time (the Lucifer's transit from Delta Serpentis to Sol took fifteen minutes), an intrasystem jump is described as "nearly instantaneous." |
[[Category:Technologies]] | [[Category:Technologies]] | ||
Revision as of 21:08, 4 September 2009
For subspace travel via jump nodes between star systems, please see intersystem jump drive.
The first intrasystem jump drive is the baseline subspace drive, developed before intersystem drives; it was present during the post-age of space exploration and colonization.
Intrasystem jump drives enable a ship to jump from one location in the system to another, quickly and (relatively) precisely. A jump drive of this kind does not need an intersystem subspace node, only the presence of a significant gravity well.
While subspace travel from one system to another in an intersystem jump takes a variable but relatively brief amount of time (the Lucifer's transit from Delta Serpentis to Sol took fifteen minutes), an intrasystem jump is described as "nearly instantaneous."
