The ship uses an Ion drive propulsion system of liquid nitrogen fueled rockets. It also has shields that are able to resist several hits from Space race drones without taking much damage and chromospheric shielding capable of deflecting radiation caused by close proximity to a star. When the ship is connected to an Earth Naquadah generator the ship's systems, though mainly its engines, become much more powerful and efficient. The ship also seems to lack innertial dampeners, but they simply may not be effective enough or were sabotaged.