Coolant [Spaceships]

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl

Emergency FTL systems would presumably take up one space and include a FTL drive capable of traveling one parsec per day, an emergency power plant capable of powering it, and enough coolant for one week of travel, allowing them to travel up to one parsec.

What kind of emergency would that be useful in? For reference, the nearest stars to Sol are more than one parsec away...