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In supercruise, speeds are typically measured in multiples of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light speed of light], represented as '''c''' or in megameters per second, represented as '''Mm/s '''(1c = 300Mm/s). A ship that is traveling at 1c is therefore traveling at the speed of light. Speeds in supercruise are highly dependent on distances from large bodies of mass, and the highest speed is only possible at great distances from massive objects. | In supercruise, speeds are typically measured in multiples of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light speed of light], represented as '''c''' or in megameters per second, represented as '''Mm/s '''(1c = 300Mm/s). A ship that is traveling at 1c is therefore traveling at the speed of light. Speeds in supercruise are highly dependent on distances from large bodies of mass, and the highest speed is only possible at great distances from massive objects. | ||
It should be noted that in [[Elite Dangerous]], FTL travel is | It should be noted that in [[Elite Dangerous]], FTL travel is NOT subject to relativity; a ship's frame of time is ALWAYS THE SAME as to the surrounding universe. | ||
==Entering Supercruise== | ==Entering Supercruise== | ||