Editing Quantum slipstream drive

[[Image:Quantum slipstream drive.jpg|thumb|200px|USS ''Voyager'' in slipstream]]
'''Quantum slipstream drive''', also later known as '''transwarp slipstream drive''', was an advanced form of [[transwarp drive]]. The {{uss|Voyager|NCC-74656}} obtained and tested slipstream drive [[technology]] in the [[2370s]] ({{VOY|Hope and Fear|Timeless}}).

==Function==
:''See [[memoryalpha:quantum slipstream drive|Memory Alpha: quantum slipstream drive]].''

==History==
Though largely unsuccessful for ''Voyager'', the quantum slipstream drive became a major development on other [[starship]]s.

===''Star Trek: Arcadia''===
{{jpg|Arcadia on wiki|[[UFS Arcadia|UFS'' Arcadia'']] in slipstream}}
In late [[2376]], ''Voyager ''transmitted their slipstream data to [[Starfleet]]. By [[2377]] [[Starfleet Research and Development|Starfleet R&amp;D]] developed a slipstream drive vessel incorporating other innovative technologies, including a [[spatial deflector]] array, improved energy feeds and automated computer systems, which made stable slipstream transit possible. By the mid-[[2380]]s, continuous refinement of slipstream drive (scientifically known as '''reversible-field quantum restructuring quadraxial drive''') enabled {{class|Quantum}} vessels such as the {{pre|UFS|Arcadia}} to reach speeds approximating warp 81,250. At maximum velocity, a non-stop, one-way trip using this form of QSD would cover the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] in roughly six months. Due to its tactical advantages, Starfleet closely guarded slipstream drive to prevent it from falling into hostile hands.

===''Star Trek: Challenger''===
The quantum slipstream drive was outfit onto the {{uss|Challenger|NCC-69584| (NCC-69584)}}, but this knowledge was not widely known in the [[Federation]].

==={{hf}}===
Material from the [[tetrahedron]]s was used to power a prototype quantum slipstream drive aboard the {{uss|Odyssey|NCC-81302}}, enabling the vessel to travel to the [[Andromeda galaxy]].

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===''[[Star Trek: Interpreter]]''===
The {{uss|Interpreter|NR-2401}} was a prototype vessel fitted with the first [[Federation]] prototype quantum slipstream drive (sometimes referred to as '''quantum drive''') in [[2426]]. The research and development teams had thought they finally got it right after almost half a century working on it. The ''Interpreter'' on its maiden voyage tested its warp engines before docking but [[Captain]] Waters was a little hesitant with the slipstream drive.

==={{Pdn}}===
In the [[Pendragon timeline|''Pendragon'' timeline]], [[Starfleet Research and Development]] and the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] began working on quantum slipstream drive in [[2378]], almost immediately after the {{uss|Voyager|NCC-74656}}'s return to the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. The {{uss|Spirit}} served as an early testbed for the drive, though the technology's existence was kept classified for several years. Limited supplies of the necessary [[benamite]] crystals hampered the widespread application of the drive as well. Due to the nature of the quantum slipstream's interactions with subspace, there were many starship types whose hull design and warp field geometry were incompatible with the drive tech, including the {{class|Galaxy}}, {{class|Pendragon}} and {{class|Sovereign}}. In contrast, vessels of the {{class|Intrepid}} were able to easily implement slipstream drives.

By early [[2381]], ships of the {{class|Vesta}} were equipped with the technology, including the {{uss|Aventine}}. The success of the drive on these vessels and others, led to the implementation of [[Project Full Circle]], a long-term exploration and diplomatic initiative in the [[Delta Quadrant]], led by ''Voyager''.

In [[2384]], the {{uss|Odyssey|NCC-81302}} was outfitted with a modified slipstream drive and embarked on an exploratory mission to the [[Andromeda galaxy]].

==={{PNX}}===
In [[2375]], the {{Phoenix-X|uss}} utilized [[slipstream torpedo]]es. A [[Romulan warbird]], led by [[Plutark]], intercepted a secret transmission of torpedo schematics between the ''Phoenix''-X and [[Starfleet Intelligence]]. The [[Gordarion]]s also obtained this technology from the ''Phoenix''-X.

==={{STP}}===
After the USS ''Voyager'' returned in [[2378]], [[Federation]] and [[Starfleet]] scientists poured over the designs and schematics for the quantum slipstream drive. Then in [[2379]], the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] began development of a working slipstream drive. [[Starfleet Command]], in agreement with the [[Federation Council]], concluded that a new class of starship was needed. So they developed the {{class|Cosmos}} starship. The first starship was constructed in [[2380]], but during a test flight the QSD drive malfunctioned, causing an explosion. [[Starfleet]] suspended testing and had the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] re-examine the slipstream drive. ([[The Teacher (SPT)|"The Teacher"]])
====Federation prototype {{class|Cosmos}} starships====
*{{uss|Cosmos|NX-80819| (NX-80819)}}
*{{uss|Guanine|NX-88708| (NX-88708)}}

==={{PRO}}===
In [[2376]], the starship ''Voyager'' transmitted their slipstream data to Starfleet. A study group assembled to study the data. The development of the technology became a major project and priority for the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] culminating in the successful development of the drive and fitting the new {{class|Vesta}} with the drive as a supplement to its warp and impulse drives.

Following ''Voyager''{{'}}s return to the Federation and the study of the data and logs brought back Project Full Circle was conceived with the express purpose of following up on ''Voyager''{{'}}s travels in an official manner with a dedicated fleet equipped with quantum slipstream drives to allow the mission duration to be practical and not a long term/generational mission.

By [[2386]], the ''Prometheus'' had as yet to be fitted with a quantum slipstream drive like those found on the Project Full Circle fleet and on ''Vesta''-class starships such as the {{uss|Aventine|NCC-82602}} due to delays in the fleet-wide rollout of the technology related to the availability of suitable benamite crystals and long lead times in synthesizing suitable crystals and fabricating the technology.

By [[2387]], the ''Prometheus'' had been equipped with a quantum slipstream drive, while undergoing a minor refit in orbit of Vulcan, for field testing to evaluate the inclusion of the Slipstream Drive as a standard feature of the ''Prometheus'' class.

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