Spatial flexure
A spatial flexure was a type of spatial rift, a tunnel through space that could be created with nothing more than a standard deflector array. The flexure allowed a vessel to traverse great distances otherwise unattainable with conventional propulsion systems.

In 2378, Q Junior opened a spatial flexure to the Clevari system utilizing the s deflector array. However, after his friend Icheb was injured in an attack, he used another flexure to return to the , in order to secure medical attention for Icheb. ()

See also
 Interspatial flexure
Astronomical phenomena