Hyperion Drive

Hyperion Drive, or more commonly, Hyperdrive propulsion systems are vital starship components that allow starships enter to hyperspace to traverse the vast distances of space at faster-than-light speeds. It has served as a key technology in the foundation of universal society, trade and war.

The name comes from the central sun of the OmniVerse, Hyperion. Its scientific name is the Topological Planar Articulation Engine.

Behind the Scenes
Hyperdrive, the shorthand form of Hyperion Drive, was obtained in a similar fashion to that of the Hyperatomic Drive featured in Isaac Asimov's Little Lost Robot(1947).