FTL Travel
With the invention of FTL Travel, otherwise known Faster than Light Travel, intelligent species went from solar empires to galactic empires, spanning what was once only half a light year at most, to thousands of light years.
Utility
The use of Faster than Light travel cannot be understated, as its logistical potential seems to be nearly limitless as speeds only continue to rise. Entire solar systems can forego resource production as it can simply get it from somewhere else; family members can live anywhere in the entire galaxy they truly wish to, and be no more than a few hours away; protection forces can arrive en masse in minutes across great distances, keeping the peace in dozens of systems alone.
Manufacturing
The various drives used to generate FTL speeds are actually somewhat easy to produce, as they rely mostly on zero-point energy reactions. The worst part of FTL is sheer amount of energy they require to initiate.
Social Impact
Simply stated, without FTL travel, the galaxy would be dark, and empty. Without a reasonable method to travel the stars, species would never meet, confined to their own systems likely until they went extinct.
There are currently five methods of Faster than Light travel that have been developed in the galaxy, the most widespread being on the differing scales of Hypergates and the Quantum Shift Drive.
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