Coaxial warp drive

The coaxial warp drive is a propulsion device, operating by folding space in on itself in a more efficient manner and on a larger scale than a conventional warp drive.

Drs. Javier and Maria Ramirez were working on a prototype coaxial warp drive and achieved great results with the theoretical model. They utilized the USS Auckland (NCC-4100) as a testbed in the 2350s. Unfortunately, the test was a failure, severely damaging the ship. The survivors gathered on a nearby M-class planet, but the Auckland's explosion, coupled with the damage to space, severely affected the planet's inhabitants, slowly driving them mad. (Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions: "Salvation")


 * In the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Vis à Vis", Voyager personnel believed the coaxial warp drive to be "merely hypothetical" technology. This indicates that the failed Ramirez experiment and invention were not widely known beyond top-secret circles in Starfleet. Indeed, in Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions, it is implied that only Antonio Ramirez and Scott Fack know about his parents' failed attempt on the Auckland.

The coaxial warp drive is similar technology to the folded space drive.