Transfer Gates

Transfer Gates are "Short" range methods of moving people and goods. Gates link up two points in Space Time and allow transfer of solid material between them. There is heavy regulation on these gates due to obvious criminal and terrorist application. Generally gates are only held on military ships or used by controlled licensced operators - such as space station to shore transfers.

Gates are range limited. Generally they can only effect a transfer between objects within 1 light second of each other. Limitations such as power and keeping gates aligned normally reduces this considerably.

However gate transfers are virtually instant, are not interruptable and are completely secure.

Transfer Gate technology is the way to get cargo and crew into space, and the way for the military to make secret transfers between ships