Subspace was the medium used for long-range communications such as subspace radio, sub-space image transmitters and subspace transponders. It was a distinct dimension from realspace, like hyperspace and otherspace.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
In Star Trek, subspace is both the primary form of radio communication used by Starfleet, and the analog to Warp, which creates subspace bubbles around ships, allowing faster-than-light travel. Messages sent through subspace can bypass the physical light-speed limitations of real space, allowing for near-instantaneous communication in the Star Trek universe.
Subspace also appears in the Stargate series as the analog to the hyperspace dimension. Subspace has been seen as an element of faster-than-light travel on a number of occasions.
Appearances[]
"Assignment: Decoy" – Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7
"Only Droids Serve the Maker" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 10- Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (Mentioned only)
- Heir to the Empire (First mentioned)
- "Retreat from Coruscant" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
- Children of the Jedi (Mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Star by Star (Mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way (Mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee (Mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy (Mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- "Stand and Deliver" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- Platt's Smugglers Guide
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- comlink in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Essential Atlas Extra: The Knight Errant Gazetteer on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- Suns of Fortune
Notes and references[]
- ↑ The Essential Atlas, p. 121
