Sublight propulsion: Difference between revisions

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The principles of sublight propulsion differ from the Re-imagined Series and Original Series.

For information on the sublight and FTL principles in the Re-imagined Series, see Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series
For information on the propulsion used in the Original Series, see Propulsion (TOS)

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-{{merge|partially into [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series]].}}
+The principles of '''sublight''' propulsion differ from the [[Re-imagined Series]] and [[Original Series]].
-[[Image:Ragtagfleet.jpg|thumb|right|The rag tag fleet of the Original Series traveling at sublight ([[Saga of a Star World]]).]]
+*For information on the sublight and FTL principles in the Re-imagined Series, see [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series]]
-'''Sublight''' propulsion is the opposite of faster-than-light propulsion.
+*For information on the propulsion used in the Original Series, see [[Propulsion (TOS)]]
-Essentially, the term "sub-light engines" refers to a ship's conventional drives used for leaving and attaining planetary orbits or traveling short distances.
+{{disambig}}
-==Sublight Spacecraft in the [[Re-Imagined Series]]==
-In the Re-imagined Series, all ships have some manner of sublight flight ability. Sublight propulsion is convenient for intra-solar system travel (such as to or from the planets that comprise the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]), but cannot be used for travel outside of a solar system as the time to arrive at a destination may exceed the fuel supply of the ship or the lifetime of the crew that fly the ship.
-Spacecraft with sublight flight ability are typically small military vehicles or civilian ships, such the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] fighter craft or the [[Botanical Cruiser]] ([[Miniseries]]).
-==Sublight Spacecraft in the [[Original Series]]==
-In the Original Series, [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' was the only spacecraft in the refugee Colonial fleet with FTL (or "[[lightspeed]]") ability ([[Experiment in Terra]]). Normally, ''Galactica'' would only travel as fast as the slowest sublight vessel in its [[The Fleet (TOS)|rag-tag Fleet]]. Unlike its Re-imagined counterpart, however, ''Galactica'' apparently accelerated to lightspeed through its engines and did not perform any hyperdimensional movement.
-==Fuel==
-Ships in both Original Series and Re-imagined Series use the refined material known as [[tylium]] as fuel.
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