Quantum Drive

Quantum Drive was a propulsion technology the main propulsion system used in starships, including the ships of the Kiros Alliance, Valzovech Pact, and many other space-flight capable species.

Quantum drive technology compressed space in front and expanded space in the rear, creating folds in the fabric of space that a ship simply flies through. The modern quantum drive evolved from simpler quantum reactor technology of a long ago century which featured a less advanced quantum drive. By CY 1913, quantum technology had stagnated and, while it was still an acceptable form of FTL travel, many more advanced civilizations began seeking ways to travel faster. The quantum drive performed trillions of calculations every microsecond in order to ensure safe and accurate travel.

Faster-than-light travel by use of a quantum drive was called quantum speed, a quantum jump, or simply quantum. A vessel traveling at quantum speed was said to be within quantum space, which was another way of referring to travel through compressed space folded by the quantum drive.