Slipstream Space

Slipstream space (Slipspace for short), known as the void by the former Covenant, is a collective term for the eleven non-visible infinitesimal dimensions used for faster-than-light travel. Making a transition from one place to another via slipspace is known as a "slip", but if mass effect fields are involved, it is known as a "fold".

Background
Slipstream space is a specific set of seven dimensions existing in a very small bundle. While these dimensions are present in normal space, they do not have an effect on the physics of normal space. By moving matter from the three "normal" space dimensions to Slipstream space, one effectively changes the laws of physics for that piece of matter.

To the human eye, Slipspace appears pitch black, because the only sights are x-ray, gamma ray, cosmic ray sources, red-shifted by a ship's mass effect field.

It is likely that the theory of Slipstream space existed prior to 2074 AD, however in September 19, 2074 AD, Tobias Shaw and Vladimir Fujikawa were the first humans to successfully implement a device that could transition normal matter into slipstream space, the Fold drive, named so because of the skewed properties of mass effect fields (compressing and stretching out slipspace).

The Covenant Empire also utilized the same seven dimensions of Slipstream space for travel, though the means they use to make the transition are most likely different than those of the humans.

The Forerunners and later, the systems alliance, have a far greater understanding of Slipstream space, with the abilities to travel nearly instantaneously over galactic distances, to disrupt slipstream travel from normal space, to create bubbles of Slipstream space, accelerating time, slowing time considerably inside (or even a complete time lock) while keeping the contents of the bubble visible in normal space, to store considerable mass and volume in Slipstream space stably for thousands of years and potentially for all of time, and to transition matter from normal space to the inside of a construct in Slipstream space without requiring the construct to transition back to normal-space. The same technology was utilized in Slipspace Field Pods that were essentially a Forerunner equivalent of Cryo-chambers, effectively preserving a living organism inside a Slipspace field. In addition, the Forerunners had the ability to construct weapon systems that could fire into Slipspace and affect targets in normal space or within Slipspace. This is demonstrated by the galaxy-wide effects of the Halo Array, as well as in smaller scale by Line Installation 1-4. They were apparently also able to send several objects into Slipspace and have them exit in different locations.

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