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Human ships of the 26th century were powered by [[anti-matter]], which may have been required for warp drive. Should the navigational computers be tampered with while a ship was in warp drive, it could disintegrate. Warp drive-powered starships were in use up to and possibly beyond the [[51st century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'', ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') | Human ships of the 26th century were powered by [[anti-matter]], which may have been required for warp drive. Should the navigational computers be tampered with while a ship was in warp drive, it could disintegrate. Warp drive-powered starships were in use up to and possibly beyond the [[51st century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'', ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') | ||
Warp drive was installed on the [[freighter]] [[XV773]] by the kidnappers of [[Romulus Sylvest|Romulus]] and [[Remus Sylvest]], since the XV class of freighter was never built for it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The use of the term "warp drive" may have been a nod to the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise, which featured warp engines. | * The use of the term "warp drive" may have been a nod to the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise, which featured warp engines. | ||
[[Category:Transport technology]] | [[Category:Transport technology]] | ||
