The Primary Means of Faster Than Light Travel in The American Privateer, the equation behind it was discovered at the University of Tokyo in 2033. For a century, it baffled scientists due to the massive power requirements needed to conduct it, until the first successful test in 2157. It was later discovered, that use of a Subspace Capacitor would result in the drive failing to halt the Universal Translocation Effect used by the vessel, and thus transfer the entire vessel into a separate universe.