Hyperspace cannon

Following the collapse of the Rakatan Infinite Empire, the humans of Coruscant and Corellia, as well as the Duros, adapted the Rakatan hyperdrive technology and developed the hyperspace cannon. This massive fixture was capable of accelerating an object, most often a ship, beyond the threshold of realspace, and into hyperspace, allowing the ship to travel faster than the speed of light. Using these devices, the races of the Core Worlds were able to connect with one another, as well as explore the greater Galaxy. With the development of the modern hyperdrive, hyperspace cannons became entirely obsolete, as the cost of their operation was enormous, and their power requirements obscene. Some still exist, but are non-functional, and can be seen as relics of a simpler time on worlds such as Coruscant, Corellia, and Duro.