The hyperspace transport ring, also known as a hyperdrive ring, hyperdrive booster ring, or hyperspace docking ring, was a device used to achieve faster-than-light travel by starships with no onboard hyperdrive. During the millennia of the Galactic Republic, many starfighters were too small to safely contain a hyperdrive, so in order to travel through hyperspace these ships were required to connect to a Hyperdrive Ring. These rings were usually powered by twin reactors and ion drives; the...
