I thought there was an episode where they found out Warp Travel was doing damage to space in some areas, so they instituted a speed limit (unless it’s an emergency) to mitigate the impact.
There was, and then they had a couple technical changes to address it a bit, like Voyager’s variable geometry nacelles, and then they handwaved it away with generic “advancements”. I mean we see the Protostar drive and even Quantum Slipstream being used by a Federation Dauntless in Prodigy. And that takes place only like 5 years after Voyager makes it home.
Yes, but also maximum warp isn’t the fastest sustainable cruise speed. We have many instances of a ship getting pushed to its limits and having to slow down after some time. The Enterprise-D is stated to be capable of warp 9.6 for up to twelve hours.
I thought there was an episode where they found out Warp Travel was doing damage to space in some areas, so they instituted a speed limit (unless it’s an emergency) to mitigate the impact.
Correct, there was.
Isn’t that the one we learn Wesley can warp travel with his mind?
There was, and then they had a couple technical changes to address it a bit, like Voyager’s variable geometry nacelles, and then they handwaved it away with generic “advancements”. I mean we see the Protostar drive and even Quantum Slipstream being used by a Federation Dauntless in Prodigy. And that takes place only like 5 years after Voyager makes it home.
Yes, but also maximum warp isn’t the fastest sustainable cruise speed. We have many instances of a ship getting pushed to its limits and having to slow down after some time. The Enterprise-D is stated to be capable of warp 9.6 for up to twelve hours.