>Right, so get one of those photon torpedoes that is actually a probe,
>fire it straight up and see how far it gets before going "clunk!" on
>the ceiling, *then* worry about how to cram a functional starship
>through the interdimensonal mail slot.
>
>"This is probably a stupid question, but . . ."
Or just get one of their many friends who are superluminally capable on their own. "Hey, Kori, want to try and find out something interesting for us?"