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+ | [[File:Subspace vortex open.jpg|thumb|Xindi ships emerge from a subspace vortex.]] |
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| + | A '''subspace vortex''' (also called an '''energy portal''') was an extremely fast method of [[propulsion]] utilized by the [[Xindi]]. Capable of transporting a vessel dozens of [[light year]]s in a matter of hours, the vortices were opened through the generation of a [[phase deflector pulse]]. ({{ENT|The Shipment|Stratagem}}) |
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| + | A subspace vortex was used to transport the [[Xindi superweapon]] to [[Earth]], escorted by [[Commander]] [[Dolim]]'s ship, in [[2154]]. While {{EnterpriseNX}} remained in the [[Delphic Expanse]] in an attempt to disable the [[Delphic Expanse sphere|Sphere network]], [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] boarded [[Degra's ship]] in pursuit, accompanied by [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed|Reed]] and a team of [[MACO]]s. Degra's ship, which was significantly faster, was eventually able to close the gap and arrive at Earth shortly after the weapon, but not in time to stop Dolim from destroying the [[Yosemite 3]] research outpost. ({{ENT|Countdown|Zero Hour}}) |
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| − | The '''subspace vortex''' (also called a '''spatial vortex''', '''energy portal''', or '''subspace corridor''' or '''[[Underspace corridor|underspace]]''') is an extremely fast method of transportation utilized by the [[Xindi]]. It may be related to [[transwarp drive]]. |
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| + | {{bginfo|The visual effect of the subspace vortex is similar to that of [[Quantum slipstream drive]] seen in [[Star Trek: Voyager]].}} |
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| − | Though [[Gralik Durr]] claimed they had a range of only a few [[light year]]s, ([[ENT]]: "[[The Shipment]]") vortices were actually capable of transporting a ship from the [[Delphic Expanse]] to [[Earth]] in ten hours, a voyage that would take a [[warp five engine|warp five vessel]] six weeks. ([[ENT]]: "[[Countdown]]") The larger a vortex is, the more unstable. [[Degra]] said he would have great difficulty creating a vortex large enough to carry the [[Xindi superweapon]] and four other vessels; he warned one or two of the ships might be destroyed. ([[ENT]]: "[[Azati Prime (episode)|Azati Prime]]") |
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| − | [[Image:SubspaceCorridor.JPG|thumb|left|''Enterprise'' enters the subspace corridor]] |
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| + | *[[Quantum slipstream drive]] |
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| − | The Xindi maintained a permament one-way subspace corridor that extended 11.6 light years from a [[nebula]] inhabited by [[Kovaalan]]s to not far from the [[Xindi Council planet]]. In [[February]] [[2154]], [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] used this corridor to quickly travel to the Council planet. ([[ENT]]: "[[E²]]") |
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| − | :''In an [[alternate timeline]], ''Enterprise'' traveled through the corridor with a damaged impulse manifold. The particle wake destablized the corridor, causing it to shift in time. The ship emerged in the year [[2037]]. Fortunately, this was avoided when that ''Enterprise'' assisted the 2154 version of the ship in making alterations to the impulse manifold.'' |
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| − | The engineer [[Reginald Barclay]] believed that the [[Ferengi]] found either a [[wormhole]] or a subspace corridor before realizing that they opened a [[geodesic fold]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Inside Man]]") |
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| − | :''It is safe to conclude that the '''subspace vortex''' was in some way related to the [[Sphere Builders]] as, following the return of the Delphic Expanse to normal space ([[ENT]]: "[[Zero Hour]]"), the technology was never seen used again; despite its apparent superiority to traditional propulsion methods and the fact that the Xindi joined the [[United Federation of Planets]] some time before the mid-[[26th century]] ([[ENT]]: "[[Azati Prime (episode)|Azati Prime]]").'' |
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Revision as of 09:22, 23 October 2014
Xindi ships emerge from a subspace vortex.
Degra's shuttle inside a subspace vortex
A subspace vortex (also called an energy portal) was an extremely fast method of propulsion utilized by the Xindi. Capable of transporting a vessel dozens of light years in a matter of hours, the vortices were opened through the generation of a phase deflector pulse. (ENT: "The Shipment", "Stratagem")
A subspace vortex was used to transport the Xindi superweapon to Earth, escorted by Commander Dolim's ship, in 2154. While Enterprise NX-01 remained in the Delphic Expanse in an attempt to disable the Sphere network, Captain Archer boarded Degra's ship in pursuit, accompanied by Lieutenant Reed and a team of MACOs. Degra's ship, which was significantly faster, was eventually able to close the gap and arrive at Earth shortly after the weapon, but not in time to stop Dolim from destroying the Yosemite 3 research outpost. (ENT: "Countdown", "Zero Hour")
The visual effect of the subspace vortex is similar to that of Quantum slipstream drive seen in Star Trek: Voyager.