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'''Warp drive''' is a form a [[faster-than-light travel]]. [[Human]] ships used warp drive by the [[26th century]] and even into the [[51st century]]. | '''Warp drive''' is a form a [[faster-than-light travel]]. [[Human]] ships used warp drive by the [[26th century]] and even into the [[51st century]]. | ||
Before Human life even began, the [[Jagaroth]] created [[Jagaroth ship|space ships]] that used warp drive. The drive could be set at Warp 1, Warp 2, or Warp 3, however, Warp 3 | Before Human life - and all life on [[Earth]] for that matter - even began, the [[Jagaroth]] created [[Jagaroth ship|space ships]] that used warp drive. The drive could be set at Warp 1, Warp 2, or Warp 3, however, Warp 3 would have been suicide if the ship did not have fully working warp drive. ([[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'') | ||
Human ships of the 26th century were powered by [[antimatter]], which may be required for warp drive. Should the navigational computers be tampered with while a ship is in warp drive, it could disintegrate. ([[DW]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'', ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') | Human ships of the 26th century were powered by [[antimatter]], which may be required for warp drive. Should the navigational computers be tampered with while a ship is in warp drive, it could disintegrate. Warp drive-powered starships were in use up to and possibly beyond the [[51st century]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'', ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') | ||
[[Warp shunt]] technology, used by the [[Nestene]]s to reach [[Earth]] in [[2005]], could have been a form of warp drive. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | [[Warp shunt]] technology, used by the [[Nestene]]s to reach [[Earth]] in [[2005]], could have been a form of warp drive. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | ||
[[Category:Transport technology]] | [[Category:Transport technology]] | ||
