"That is correct. It contracts, or warps, space in front of the vessel and expands it behind, thereby, in essence, making the distance shorter.

For those that might wonder what the experience is like compared to your drive, there are no documented cases of your mind being specifically affected, but if you have eyes and the possibility to look out a window or similar just as the drive is engaged, there is a magnificent display of beams of different colours, perahps best described as an orderly spectral explosion."