Acceleration Gates

Acceleration Gates are the main route of space travel across the Colonial Sphere. They provide power for ships to create a Alcubierre Field that allows them to travel at Faster-than-Light speeds. There are many of them spread throughout the Colonial Sphere, creating a criss-crossing transit network that links the colonies together.

Operation
The Gates enable ships to take advantage of massive amounts of energy, that they otherwise couldn't produce themselves, to create an Alcubierre Field. This field encases the ship in a bubble that alows the vessel to travel at Faster-than-Light speeds, closing the distances between planets in a matter of hours and days rather than years and generations it would otherwise take. Each Gate is controlled and operated by the ICSA, enabling unfettered access to every member of the Alliance. The Gates are surrounded by anti-ship batteries as well, to dissuade hostile takeovers of the ships or stations that support them.

Locations
The locations of Acceleration Gates are numerous, though they are mostly found above the major colonies in the Sphere. Typically clustered in groups, they are generally administered by the planet they reside above on behalf of the ICSA. Besides these most commonly travelled Gates, there are some further flung ones that help to connect newer colonies with the rest of the Sphere, or help in connecting travel between various colonies.