Faster-Than-Light engine

"Faster than light, yet not through hyperspace"

- Nicholas Rush

The Faster-Than-Light engine, or FTL engine, is a technology used on Ancient ship Destiny. It capable of faster-than-light travel without entering hyperspace. An incoming wormhole to the ship's Stargate will trigger the drive to temporarily shut down, enabling the gate to connect. This suggests that subspace communication is also possible while the drive is in use. The activation and deactivation of this device creates a subspace disruption that temporarily blocks communication between Ancient Long-range communication devices.