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| + | '''Near-warp transport''', also known as '''touch-and-go downwarping''', is a process whereby a [[starship]] briefly drops out of [[warp speed]] in order to use the [[transporter]], and then quickly returns to warp as the object or person being transported is still materializing. To execute this procedure required precise timing and precision. |
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| − | A '''Near-warp transport''' refers to the use of a [[transporter]] while a vessel is about to enter [[warp]] speeds. Because of the severe spatial distortions a [[warp field]] generates, this procedure is highly dangerous and requires extensive adjustments to the transport process as well as an upshift in the [[annular confinement beam]] frequency to compensate for the distortions. |
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| + | This procedure was used by the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2365]] when transporting an [[away team]] down to [[Gravesworld]] to respond to a [[distress call]] from that planet. Due to a concurrent medical emergency on the {{USS|Constantinople}}, [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]] suggested using near-warp transport in order to minimize the amount of time it would take the ''Enterprise'' to reach the ''Constantinople''. After materialization was complete, [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi|Troi]] noted that, for a moment, she had felt as though she had been stuck in a nearby wall, and [[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]] informed her that is indeed what happened to her, a side effect of the near-warp transport. ({{TNG|The Schizoid Man}}) |
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| − | If the vessel is currently at warp and needs to transport objects or persons to a stationary location, the ship must first brielfy drop out of warp, engage the transporter and then reengage the [[warp drive]]. |
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| − | This was performed when the [[USS Enterprise-D]] was responding to an emergency [[distress call]] from the [[USS Constantinople]]. They received a second emergency distress call from [[Ira Graves]] on the [[planet]] [[Gravesworld]]. The Near-warp transport was conducted at Gravesworld which would allow the ''Enterprise'' to return to their original mission with greater speed. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Schizoid Man]]") |
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Revision as of 17:12, 3 September 2013
Near-warp transport, also known as touch-and-go downwarping, is a process whereby a starship briefly drops out of warp speed in order to use the transporter, and then quickly returns to warp as the object or person being transported is still materializing. To execute this procedure required precise timing and precision.
This procedure was used by the crew of the USS Enterprise-D in 2365 when transporting an away team down to Gravesworld to respond to a distress call from that planet. Due to a concurrent medical emergency on the USS Constantinople, Commander Riker suggested using near-warp transport in order to minimize the amount of time it would take the Enterprise to reach the Constantinople. After materialization was complete, Counselor Troi noted that, for a moment, she had felt as though she had been stuck in a nearby wall, and Lieutenant Worf informed her that is indeed what happened to her, a side effect of the near-warp transport. (TNG: "The Schizoid Man")