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Star Trek 101: What Is Subspace?

Star Trek 101: What Is Subspace?


Star Trek 101, StarTrek.com's newest regular column, serves two functions: succinctly introduce Star Trek newcomers to the basic foundations and elements of the franchise and refresh the memories of longtime Trek fans. We're pulling our entries from the book Star Trek 101: A Practical Guide to Who, What, Where, And Why, written by Terry J. Erdmann & Paula M. Block and published in 2008 by Pocket Books. An invaluable resource, it encompasses The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise, as well as the first 10 Trek feature films. Today, we get the answer to the burning question, What is subspace?What Is Subspace?



Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann are coauthors of numerous books about the entertainment industry, including
; and
. They currently are writing the latest in their series of Ferengi novellas, which (so far) includes
; and
. Their most recent non-
book is
.