Meaning of stardrive | Babel Free

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A device used to propel a spacecraft through interstellar distances.

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“Stardrive section of a Galaxy-class starship. Memory Alpha, Secondary hull, 2005”

“Atlantis, utilizing its star drive⟳, was able to travel⟳ from the Milky Way Galaxy to the Pegasus Galaxy, a distance of between 3.26 and 3.5 million light⟳ years. GateWorld, Stardrive”

“Scorpio is damaged in a collision course with a asteroid and the Scorpio crew require⟳ a star-drive from Federation scientist Dr. Plaxton so they can out-run all Federation pursuit ships IMDB, "Stardrive"”

“Nebula moved back to her main console and looked to the stardrive unit's monitors immediately discovering the grim truth. iUniverse, "The Godmaker Legacy: The Derelict: A Novel", Kirkland D. Casey, 2003, pp.171, →ISBN”

“The StarDrive was discovered on the planet Centaurus NESFA Hymnal, "Reminder", B. Coulson, 1976, pp.12”

“no star drive⟳ yet devised could produce⟳ that kind of acceleration "Orbitsville Departure", B. Shaw, 1983, pp.190”

“Every race⟳ they met on their way through the Core had a 'star drive⟳ based on a different theory. "Light⟳", M.J. Harrison, 2002, pp.135”

“The voice of the Organic Computer began counting down the seconds until the star drive⟳ was cut⟳ Amazing Stories, "We All Died At Breakaway Stations", B.C. Meredith, 1969”

“Man's horizons exploded to the rims of the universe with the perfection of the star drive⟳ Astounding SF, "Blood's Rover", C. Oliver, 1952”

“They'll know⟳ the principles of the star drive⟳ in a few more generations Astounding SF, "Genius", P. Anderson, 1948”

“We will have⟳ to wait⟳ until they move⟳ off. I should be able to calculate⟳ their direction and get⟳ a rough idea of the distance from the power signature when they activate their Stardrive Aliens, "Guardian Generations", Clive Osborne Rapley, 2010, pp.67, →ISBN”

“When they engaged the Star Drive⟳ to escape⟳, the hunter mine had closed to ninety metres, inside the Star Drive's field of influence⟳. Trafford Publishing, "Origin: The Heritage Files - Phase One", Roger Hydes, 2008, →ISBN”

“—or century: humans can endure star-drive! Arc Manor, "The Colors of Space", Marion Zimmer Bradley, 2008, pp.97, →ISBN”

“He was also beginning to lose⟳ faith that the recently recovered and bizarrely incoherent Ehrehin was really capable of delivering a working singularity- powered stardrive prototype any time in the foreseeable future. Simon and Schuster, "The Star Trek: Enterprise: The Good That Men Do", Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin, 2007, pp.434, →ISBN”

“Whatever kind of creatures they were, and whatever the disaster that threatened their planet, they had a star-drive to take⟳ them out of the solar system to another star. Prologue Books, "Scavengers in Space", Alan E. Nourse, 2013, →ISBN”

“What could be gleaned from study⟳ of the landing craft was as far from the stardrive as their first steam engine had been from that spaceship itself; there was no chance of premature contact⟳ with other races. "The Far Side of Evil", Sylvia Louise Engdahl, 1989, pp.158”

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