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	See also [[Alliance Technology#EVA and Diving Equipment \|EVA and Diving Equipment]].		See also [[Alliance Technology#EVA and Diving Equipment \|EVA and Diving Equipment]].

	*Snowplow generators, which create a field that either pushes debris away from the ship or vaporizes it. Not necessary while in Well.<ref name="leadership">"[[Leadership Lessons (Fiction) \|Leadership Lessons]]"</ref>		*Snowplow generators, which create a field that either pushes debris away from the ship or vaporizes it. Not necessary while in Well.<ref name="leadership">''[[To Discover and Preserve (Fiction) \|To Discover and Preserve]]'', "[[Leadership Lessons (Fiction) \|Leadership Lessons]]"</ref>

	==Commercial Liners==		==Commercial Liners==

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 ==Well Drive==
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+See: [[Well Drive]]
 ==References==

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	The development of the Well repeater and the Well drive made the Alliance's expansion, and its coherence as a political nation, possible, something understood by the early Pelted because research on possible faster-than-light technologies began during the century the Pelted spent in flight from Earth. Initial focus was on communication technologies, since "we're going to need a way to talk to one another once we land." 89 years into the Exodus, the first Well repeaters were finally successfully developed. It wasn't until 12 years later, after the settlement of Selnor, that the Well Drive was tested successfully.		The development of the Well repeater and the Well drive made the Alliance's expansion, and its coherence as a political nation, possible, something understood by the early Pelted because research on possible faster-than-light technologies began during the century the Pelted spent in flight from Earth. Initial focus was on communication technologies, since "we're going to need a way to talk to one another once we land." 89 years into the Exodus, the first Well repeaters were finally successfully developed. It wasn't until 12 years later, after the settlement of Selnor, that the Well Drive was tested successfully.

	The man responsible for the Well Drive (and who was the first to volunteer for that first test flight) was Roneld Don Cattus, a member of what would become the Asanii. Their target was [[Sector Gamma]], where they'd identified a potential new planet for colonization. When the successful test flight deposited them there, Don Cattus claimed [[Asanao]] for his new race.		The man responsible for the Well Drive (and who was the first to volunteer for that first test flight) was [[Roneld Don Cattus]], a member of what would become the Asanii. Their target was [[Sector Gamma]], where they'd identified a potential new planet for colonization. When the successful test flight deposited them there, Don Cattus claimed [[Asanao]] for his new race.

	The early Well drive could only take ships to the Lip of the Well. Don Cattus stayed on Asanao to continue work on the technology, which is the one of the only significant technologies to have its home research in Asanii hands. Once the [[Starbase Gamma \| Sector Gamma starbase]] was completed, the research center for Well technology moved there, to what is formally known as the Don Cattus Research Center, located in a sphere set aside specifically for it, and which later sprouted the Gamma Shipyard facility, dedicated to the manufacture of Fleet ships, as well as the largest Academe campus.		The early Well drive could only take ships to the Lip of the Well. Don Cattus stayed on Asanao to continue work on the technology, which is the one of the only significant technologies to have its home research in Asanii hands. Once the [[Starbase Gamma \| Sector Gamma starbase]] was completed, the research center for Well technology moved there, to what is formally known as the Don Cattus Research Center, located in a sphere set aside specifically for it, and which later sprouted the Gamma Shipyard facility, dedicated to the manufacture of Fleet ships, as well as the largest Academe campus.

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History

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	The development of the Well repeater and the Well drive made the Alliance's expansion, and its coherence as a political nation, possible, something understood by the early Pelted because research on possible faster-than-light technologies began during the century the Pelted spent in flight from Earth. Initial focus was on communication technologies, since "we're going to need a way to talk to one another once we land." 89 years into the Exodus, the first Well repeaters were finally successfully developed. It wasn't until 12 years later, after the settlement of Selnor, that the Well Drive was tested successfully.		The development of the Well repeater and the Well drive made the Alliance's expansion, and its coherence as a political nation, possible, something understood by the early Pelted because research on possible faster-than-light technologies began during the century the Pelted spent in flight from Earth. Initial focus was on communication technologies, since "we're going to need a way to talk to one another once we land." 89 years into the Exodus, the first Well repeaters were finally successfully developed. It wasn't until 12 years later, after the settlement of Selnor, that the Well Drive was tested successfully.

	The man responsible for the Well Drive (and who was the first to volunteer for that first test flight) was Roneld Don Cattus, a member of what would become the Asanii. Their target was Sector Gamma, where they'd identified a potential new planet for colonization. When the successful test flight deposited them there, Don Cattus claimed Asanao for his new race.		The man responsible for the Well Drive (and who was the first to volunteer for that first test flight) was Roneld Don Cattus, a member of what would become the Asanii. Their target was [[Sector Gamma]], where they'd identified a potential new planet for colonization. When the successful test flight deposited them there, Don Cattus claimed [[Asanao]] for his new race.

	The early Well drive could only take ships to the Lip of the Well. Don Cattus stayed on Asanao to continue work on the technology, which is the one of the only significant technologies to have its home research in Asanii hands. Once the Sector Gamma starbase was completed, the research center for Well technology moved there, to what is formally known as the Don Cattus Research Center, located in a sphere set aside specifically for it, and which later sprouted the Gamma Shipyard facility, dedicated to the manufacture of Fleet ships, as well as the largest Academe campus.		The early Well drive could only take ships to the Lip of the Well. Don Cattus stayed on Asanao to continue work on the technology, which is the one of the only significant technologies to have its home research in Asanii hands. Once the [[Starbase Gamma \| Sector Gamma starbase]] was completed, the research center for Well technology moved there, to what is formally known as the Don Cattus Research Center, located in a sphere set aside specifically for it, and which later sprouted the Gamma Shipyard facility, dedicated to the manufacture of Fleet ships, as well as the largest Academe campus.

	===Technology===		===Technology===

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Well Drive

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	==Well Drive==		==Well Drive==
			===History===
			The development of the Well repeater and the Well drive made the Alliance's expansion, and its coherence as a political nation, possible, something understood by the early Pelted because research on possible faster-than-light technologies began during the century the Pelted spent in flight from Earth. Initial focus was on communication technologies, since "we're going to need a way to talk to one another once we land." 89 years into the Exodus, the first Well repeaters were finally successfully developed. It wasn't until 12 years later, after the settlement of Selnor, that the Well Drive was tested successfully.

			The man responsible for the Well Drive (and who was the first to volunteer for that first test flight) was Roneld Don Cattus, a member of what would become the Asanii. Their target was Sector Gamma, where they'd identified a potential new planet for colonization. When the successful test flight deposited them there, Don Cattus claimed Asanao for his new race.

			The early Well drive could only take ships to the Lip of the Well. Don Cattus stayed on Asanao to continue work on the technology, which is the one of the only significant technologies to have its home research in Asanii hands. Once the Sector Gamma starbase was completed, the research center for Well technology moved there, to what is formally known as the Don Cattus Research Center, located in a sphere set aside specifically for it, and which later sprouted the Gamma Shipyard facility, dedicated to the manufacture of Fleet ships, as well as the largest Academe campus.

			===Technology===
	Located in engineering on [[Fleet]] ships: an "enormous central chamber with its pulsing Well capsule."<ref name="wiw-ch03">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', Chapter 3</ref> Has a bleed-off system, and overload of that system causes enough damage to cripple a ship.<ref name="wiw-ch07">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', Chapter 7</ref> Supported by pylons (different numbers depending on ship class) and glow during operation.<ref name="sota-14" />		Located in engineering on [[Fleet]] ships: an "enormous central chamber with its pulsing Well capsule."<ref name="wiw-ch03">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', Chapter 3</ref> Has a bleed-off system, and overload of that system causes enough damage to cripple a ship.<ref name="wiw-ch07">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', Chapter 7</ref> Supported by pylons (different numbers depending on ship class) and glow during operation.<ref name="sota-14" />

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	==Commercial Liners==		==Commercial Liners==
	"Unlike a Fleet vessel, with its unmistakable emergency sirens, the passenger liner's sole indication of its status was a demure strip of red and white lights where the floor met the wall and the occasional repetition of a message 'to please stay in your cabins until the crew gives you further instructions.'<ref>''Only the Open,'' ~~some chapter~~</ref>		"Unlike a Fleet vessel, with its unmistakable emergency sirens, the passenger liner's sole indication of its status was a demure strip of red and white lights where the floor met the wall and the occasional repetition of a message 'to please stay in your cabins until the crew gives you further instructions.'<ref name="oto-03">''[[Only the Open (Fiction) \|Only the Open]],'' Chapter 3</ref>

	* in-sector hoppers (short haul, for within a sector)		* in-sector hoppers (short haul, for within a sector)
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	For civilian ship, anything past Well 4 tends to diminishing returns when the increased cost of maintenance, repair and energy usage were factored against the time saved.<ref name="stt-ch01">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction) \|Some Things Transcend]]'', Chaper 1</ref> For vital military or political reasons, military vessels can safely drop deeper in the Well but even those hit the limits of technology, especially material strength and propulsion systems, before whatever may be at the theoretical "bottom" of the Well.<ref name="stt-ch01" />		For civilian ship, anything past Well 4 tends to diminishing returns when the increased cost of maintenance, repair and energy usage were factored against the time saved.<ref name="stt-ch01">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction) \|Some Things Transcend]]'', Chaper 1</ref> For vital military or political reasons, military vessels can safely drop deeper in the Well but even those hit the limits of technology, especially material strength and propulsion systems, before whatever may be at the theoretical "bottom" of the Well.<ref name="stt-ch01" />

	There's a way to "bounce" a slow-moving ship out of Well if you know its vector and engine harmonies, but it's a 'bit of a gamble.' <ref~~>''Only the Open,'' some chapter<~~/~~ref~~> Fleet personnel call it a tripwire. This is more of a pirate technique than a Chatcaavan one.		There's a way to "bounce" a slow-moving ship out of Well if you know its vector and engine harmonies, but it's a 'bit of a gamble.' <ref name="oto-03" /> Fleet personnel call it a tripwire. This is more of a pirate technique than a Chatcaavan one.

	It takes about a week to repair a well drive. <ref name="er-02">''[[Earthrise (Fiction) \|Earthrise]]'', Part Two</ref>		It takes about a week to repair a well drive. <ref name="er-02">''[[Earthrise (Fiction) \|Earthrise]]'', Part Two</ref>

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 For all the bits and pieces that go on ships.
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-"Unlike a Fleet vessel, with its unmistakable emergency sirens, the passenger liner's sole indication of its status was a demure strip of red and white lights where the floor met the wall and the occasional repeition of a message 'to please stay in your cabins until the crew gives you further instructions.'<ref>''Only the Open,'' some chapter</ref>
+"Unlike a Fleet vessel, with its unmistakable emergency sirens, the passenger liner's sole indication of its status was a demure strip of red and white lights where the floor met the wall and the occasional repetition of a message 'to please stay in your cabins until the crew gives you further instructions.'<ref>''Only the Open,'' some chapter</ref>
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 The computer can and usually does superimpose images of stars moving when in Well for crew comfort, even though one doesn't actually pass stars in the Well.<ref name="sota-13">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 13</ref>
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-[[Category:Science and Technology]]
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	==Mechanical Stuff==		==Mechanical Stuff==
	* Repairing ships apparently involves "acrid, nose-tickling smelling" chemical fusers and grease. <ref>Faith in the Service, Chapter 4</ref>		* Repairing ships apparently involves "acrid, nose-tickling smelling" chemical fusers and grease. <ref name="fits-04">''[[Faith in the Service (Fiction) \|Faith in the Service]]'', Chapter 4</ref>
	* Hull breaches can be temporarily relieved by an emergency energy patch.<ref name="sota-15">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) \|Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 15</ref>		* Hull breaches can be temporarily relieved by an emergency energy patch.<ref name="sota-15">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) \|Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 15</ref>

			==Equipment==

			See also [[Alliance Technology#EVA and Diving Equipment \|EVA and Diving Equipment]].

			*Snowplow generators, which create a field that either pushes debris away from the ship or vaporizes it. Not necessary while in Well.<ref name="leadership">"[[Leadership Lessons (Fiction) \|Leadership Lessons]]"</ref>

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	* in-sector hoppers (short haul, for within a sector)		* in-sector hoppers (short haul, for within a sector)

	* Short-lapse EVA softsuits: attached to a ship by an umbilical. Long hair must be braided and wound around the head to fit, and species with long ears like [[Aera]] may need to tuck back their ears.<ref name="line">"[[In the Line of Duty (Fiction) \|In the Line of Duty]]"</ref>

	==Well Drive==		==Well Drive==
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	There's a way to "bounce" a slow-moving ship out of Well if you know its vector and engine harmonies, but it's a 'bit of a gamble.' <ref>''Only the Open,'' some chapter</ref> Fleet personnel call it a tripwire. This is more of a pirate technique than a Chatcaavan one.		There's a way to "bounce" a slow-moving ship out of Well if you know its vector and engine harmonies, but it's a 'bit of a gamble.' <ref>''Only the Open,'' some chapter</ref> Fleet personnel call it a tripwire. This is more of a pirate technique than a Chatcaavan one.

	It takes about a week to repair a well drive. <ref>~~<i>~~Earthrise~~</i>~~ Part Two</ref>		It takes about a week to repair a well drive. <ref name="er-02">''[[Earthrise (Fiction) \|Earthrise]]'', Part Two</ref>

	Few ships capable of landing on a planet have Well drives, and those that do are expensive.<ref name="sota-14">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) \|Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 14</ref>		Few ships capable of landing on a planet have Well drives, and those that do are expensive.<ref name="sota-14">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) \|Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 14</ref>

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	For civilian ship, anything past Well 4 tends to diminishing returns when the increased cost of maintenance, repair and energy usage were factored against the time saved.<ref name="stt-ch01">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction) \|Some Things Transcend]]'', Chaper 1</ref> For vital military or political reasons, military vessels can safely drop deeper in the Well but even those hit the limits of technology, especially material strength and propulsion systems, before whatever may be at the theoretical "bottom" of the Well.<ref name="stt-ch01"~~>''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction) \|Some Things Transcend]]'', chaper 1<~~/~~ref~~>		For civilian ship, anything past Well 4 tends to diminishing returns when the increased cost of maintenance, repair and energy usage were factored against the time saved.<ref name="stt-ch01">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction) \|Some Things Transcend]]'', Chaper 1</ref> For vital military or political reasons, military vessels can safely drop deeper in the Well but even those hit the limits of technology, especially material strength and propulsion systems, before whatever may be at the theoretical "bottom" of the Well.<ref name="stt-ch01" />

	There's a way to "bounce" a slow-moving ship out of Well if you know its vector and engine harmonies, but it's a 'bit of a gamble.' <ref>''Only the Open,'' some chapter</ref> Fleet personnel call it a tripwire. This is more of a pirate technique than a Chatcaavan one.		There's a way to "bounce" a slow-moving ship out of Well if you know its vector and engine harmonies, but it's a 'bit of a gamble.' <ref>''Only the Open,'' some chapter</ref> Fleet personnel call it a tripwire. This is more of a pirate technique than a Chatcaavan one.

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	==Mechanical Stuff==		==Mechanical Stuff==
	* Repairing ships apparently involves "acrid, nose-tickling smelling" chemical fusers and grease. <ref>Faith in the Service, Chapter 4</ref>		* Repairing ships apparently involves "acrid, nose-tickling smelling" chemical fusers and grease. <ref>Faith in the Service, Chapter 4</ref>
			* Hull breaches can be temporarily relieved by an emergency energy patch.<ref name="sota-15">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) \|Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 15</ref>

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	==Well Drive==		==Well Drive==

	Located in engineering on [[Fleet]] ships: an "enormous central chamber with its pulsing Well capsule."<ref name="wiw-ch03">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', ~~chapter~~ 3</ref> Has a bleed-off system, and overload of that system causes enough damage to cripple a ship.<ref name="wiw-ch07">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', ~~chapter~~ 7</ref> Supported by pylons (different numbers depending on ship class) and glow during operation.<ref name="sota-14" />		Located in engineering on [[Fleet]] ships: an "enormous central chamber with its pulsing Well capsule."<ref name="wiw-ch03">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', Chapter 3</ref> Has a bleed-off system, and overload of that system causes enough damage to cripple a ship.<ref name="wiw-ch07">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', Chapter 7</ref> Supported by pylons (different numbers depending on ship class) and glow during operation.<ref name="sota-14" />

	Has five "speeds":		Has five "speeds":
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	For civilian ship, anything past Well 4 tends to diminishing returns when the increased cost of maintenance, repair and energy usage were factored against the time saved.<ref name="stt-ch01">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction) \|Some Things Transcend]]'', ~~chaper~~ 1</ref> For vital military or political reasons, military vessels can safely drop deeper in the Well but even those hit the limits of technology, especially material strength and propulsion systems, before whatever may be at the theoretical "bottom" of the Well.<ref name="stt-ch01">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction) \|Some Things Transcend]]'', chaper 1</ref>		For civilian ship, anything past Well 4 tends to diminishing returns when the increased cost of maintenance, repair and energy usage were factored against the time saved.<ref name="stt-ch01">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction) \|Some Things Transcend]]'', Chaper 1</ref> For vital military or political reasons, military vessels can safely drop deeper in the Well but even those hit the limits of technology, especially material strength and propulsion systems, before whatever may be at the theoretical "bottom" of the Well.<ref name="stt-ch01">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction) \|Some Things Transcend]]'', chaper 1</ref>

	There's a way to "bounce" a slow-moving ship out of Well if you know its vector and engine harmonies, but it's a 'bit of a gamble.' <ref>''Only the Open,'' some chapter</ref> Fleet personnel call it a tripwire. This is more of a pirate technique than a Chatcaavan one.		There's a way to "bounce" a slow-moving ship out of Well if you know its vector and engine harmonies, but it's a 'bit of a gamble.' <ref>''Only the Open,'' some chapter</ref> Fleet personnel call it a tripwire. This is more of a pirate technique than a Chatcaavan one.