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Why did Star Trek stop using spore drive?
Spore drive technology was lost or banned for ethical reasons (maybe all the jumping was destroying the echolocation ability of tardigrades in the network or disrupting the mating habits of Gormagander space whales).
Can the spore drive go to another galaxy?
No, they can’t spore jump to the other side of the galaxy.
Is Spore drive the fastest?
This spore drive seems to indicate that it is the fastest available ever. In Enterprise, the titular ship Enterprise NX-01 could go at a maximum warp speed of 5.06. In The Original Series, set after the Discovery timeline, USS Enterprise NCC-1701, could run at a maximum speed of warp 8.
Does the spore drive use Dilithium?
After all, the experimental Spore Drive on that ship doesn’t rely on dilithium exclusively. Instead, DISCO is unique because it can travel enormous distances on mushrooms!
Is space travel like Star Trek possible?
In theory, this approach does not contradict the laws of relativity since you are not moving faster than light in the space around you. Alcubierre showed that the warp drive from Star Trek was, in fact, theoretically possible.
Is Star Trek Discovery Season 3 the last?
Star Trek: Discovery season 3 ended with Michael Burnham fighting to save the Federation and the series gets another new paradigm going into season 4.
What happened to the spore drive in Star Trek Discovery?
Warning: Spoilers from Star Trek: Discovery below. The spore drive was essentially abandoned by Starfleet because it was harming an ecosystem of aliens that lived within the mycelial network. This alien life-form infected a crew member of the Discovery and informed Paul Stamets that their mode of transportation was hurting their species.
What is the mycelial network and the spore drive?
Star Trek Discovery: The Mycelial Network and Spore Drive. The veins and muscles that hold our galaxies together. Star Trek Discovery Season 1 introduced a new technology to the Star Trek universe called the spore drive.
Who invented the drive in Star Trek?
The technology was developed by Justin Straal and Paul Stamets, jointly deployed on the U.S.S. Glenn and U.S.S. Discovery. The Glenn managed to perfect the drive through the acquisition of a creature referred to as a tardigrade.
Do Elachi ships have spore drives?
In the 25th century, the Elachi make limited, but technically advanced use of spore drives on some of their ships due to their origin in the Mycelial network . The technology was developed by Justin Straal and Paul Stamets, jointly deployed on the U.S.S. Glenn and U.S.S. Discovery.