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'''''Enterprise'' (NX-01)''' was the first [[NX class|NX-class]] [[starship]] launched by the [[Starfleet (Earth)|Earth Starfleet]] in the [[2150s]].
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"''Neptune and back in six minutes.''"
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:- '''[[Jonathan Archer]]''', [[Broken Bow (episode)|2151]]
   
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==History==
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One of the most important [[starship]]s in interstellar history, '''''Enterprise'' (NX-01)''' was the culmination of the [[NX Project]]. The NX-01 was the first {{class|NX}} starship, launched by the [[United Earth]] [[United Earth Starfleet|Starfleet]] in [[2151]]. ''Enterprise'' established United Earth as a legitimate interstellar power and caused a wholesale revolution in [[Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]] and [[Beta Quadrant]] politics, paving the way for the creation of the [[Coalition of Planets]] in [[2155]], and eventually the [[United Federation of Planets]] in [[2161]].
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''Enterprise'' was launched from the [[Warp Five Complex]] on April 12, [[2151]] under the command of [[Jonathan Archer|Captain Jonathan Archer]]. The launch occured three weeks ahead of schedule because of the need of [[Earth]] to return [[Klaang]] the [[Klingon]] to his homeworld of [[Qo'noS]] in time to recieve proper medical care. The early launch was strongly protested by [[Vulcan]] ambassador [[Soval]], who believed humanity was not ready to explore space. He did manage to wrangle a concession from Starfleet, forcing Archer to allow the placement of Sub-Commander [[T'Pol]] on his vessel in exchange for Vulcan star charts. ([[ENT]]: "[[Broken Bow]]")
  
   
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The early launch of ''Enterprise'' meant that it left spacedock somewhat unprepared: its [[spatial torpedo]]es were uncalibrated, and its [[phase cannon]]s not even installed. The spatial torpedoes were calibrated in the heat of battle in May 2151 ([[ENT]]: "[[Fight or Flight]]"); the ship only survived because of the intervention of the Axanar. The phase cannons were not installed until September 2151 while ''Enterprise'' battled an unknown enemy ([[ENT]]: "[[Silent Enemy]]").
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== History ==
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=== Development ===
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[[File:Enterprise out of control.jpg|thumb|left|''Enterprise'' at warp]]
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For [[Human]]ity to make space exploration missions possible within a single natural lifetime, Humans had to make themselves capable of traveling faster than [[warp factor|warp 1]], the [[speed of light]]. After [[Zefram Cochrane]] made a successful warp test flight in the ''[[Phoenix]]'' in [[2063]], the [[warp drive|propulsion system]] he created was further developed. In [[2119]], several engineers, such as [[Henry Archer]] and Cochrane himself, began the work that paved the way directly to ''Enterprise'', at the [[Warp Five Complex]] in [[Bozeman]], [[Montana]]. Over the next thirty-two years, warp engine development continued until Humanity's first [[warp 5 engine]] was created. This engine was capable of speeds that finally made interstellar travel in more survivable periods possible &ndash; that is, in days, weeks or months, instead of years. As a result, Humanity was able to construct its first warp 5 capable [[starship]], ''Enterprise'', completed in 2151.
   
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In March 2152, the ship's mission was cancelled when one of its shuttlepods appeared to have ignited the [[tetrazine]] gas within the atmosphere of the Paraagan II, killing 3600 innocent colonists. It was this event, plus its actions at other planets including [[P'Jem]] and [[Tandar Prime]], that caused the Starfleet Command Council to recall ''Enterprise'' to Earth. Ambassador Soval recommended that Earth wait another ten to twenty years before trying another deep space exploration mission. Archer was able to convince the Starfleet Command Council and the [[Vulcan High Command]] to allow ''Enterprise'' to continue with a stirring speech about gazelles. ([[ENT]]: "[[Shockwave, Part I|Shockwave, Parts I]] and [[Shockwave, Part II|II]]")
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Aside from its engine, ''Enterprise'' was also the first Earth vessel to be equipped with a [[transporter]] rated for transporting biological organisms. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}}) However, the machine malfunctioned a number of times before the initial bugs were worked out. ({{ENT|Strange New World|Vanishing Point}}) The preferred method of travel was still the [[shuttlepod]], unless all other options were exhausted. After trips in the pod, it was standard procedure for returning crew and passengers to utilize the [[decontamination chamber]]. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}}, et al.) The ship was not as advanced in all areas, however; unlike the [[Vulcan]] ships of its day, it did not possess [[tractor beam]]s, merely magnetic [[grappler]]s. ({{ENT|Broken Bow|Breaking the Ice}}, et al.)
   
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In April 2152, ''Enterprise'' suffered severe damage after an encounter in a Romulan minefield ([[ENT]]: "[[Minefield]]"). Fortunately the ship was directed by a passing [[Tellarite]] vessel to an automated repair facility, though ''Enterprise'' was forced to destroy the facility to escape unscathed ([[ENT]]: "[[Dead Stop]]"). A plasma injector nevertheless failed shortly thereafter, necessitating a trip to the Kreetassan homeworld ([[ENT]]: "[[A Night in Sickbay]]").
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''Enterprise'' had a standard crew complement of 83 Humans, with the addition of a Vulcan and a [[Denobulan]]; approximately a third of the crew was female. ({{ENT|Oasis|Rajiin|E²}})
   
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After the Xindi attack on Earth in March [[2153]], ''Enterprise'' was recalled home. Arriving on April 24th, ''Enterprise'' was refitted and upgraded with the new [[photonic torpedo]]es, a [[Universal Translator]] update, and a new command center, and was relaunched on a new mission to the [[Delphic Expanse]] to search for the [[Xindi superweapon]]. ''Enterprise'' also took on board a detachment of [[MACO]]s for this mission. ([[ENT]]: "[[The Expanse]]")
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Prior to its launch, [[Captain]] [[Gardner]] was considered for command of ''Enterprise'', regarded as the most suitable choice by [[Ambassador]] [[Soval]]. [[Admiral]] [[Maxwell Forrest]] ultimately narrowed down the candidates for the captaincy to [[Jonathan Archer]] and [[A.G. Robinson]] instead, though, pointing out that the [[Vulcan High Command]] was not in charge of Starfleet's personnel assignments. In [[2150]], Forrest finally selected Archer. ({{ENT|Shadows of P'Jem|First Flight}})
   
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The search for the Xindi was long and perilous, taking almost a year. ''Enterprise'' was in severe danger much of the time in the Expanse due to the presence of spatial anomalies generated by the [[Delphic Expanse sphere|spheres]] ([[ENT]]: "[[Anomaly]]"). It was discovered that insulating with [[trellium-D]] could protect the ship from the anomalies, but unfortunately trellium is hazardous to Vulcan neural pathways, and Captain Archer refused to let Sub-Commander T'Pol leave the ship ([[ENT]]: "[[Impulse]]").
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[[File:Enterprise NX-01 drawing, United.jpg|thumb|A drawing of ''Enterprise'']]
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The historical significance of ''Enterprise'' was related in a drawing of the ship that hung in Archer's ready room; the image was part of a series of paintings, depicting the historical lineage of ships called ''Enterprise''. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
   
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[[Image:EnterpriseNX-01-2154.jpg|thumb|200px|The damaged Enterprise in 2154, after her mission in the Delphic Expanse.]]
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{{bginfo|The print of ''Enterprise'', as well as the other paintings in this series, were made by [[John Eaves]], who, due an oversight on his part, had only 24 hours to produce the drawings. [http://johneaves.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/the-24-hour-nightmare/] For information on the other illustrations, see [[Captain's ready room#NX class|Captain's ready room]].}}
   
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In February [[2154]] ''Enterprise'' determined the location of the Xindi weapon and arrived in the [[Azati Prime system]] ([[ENT]]: "[[Azati Prime (episode)|Azati Prime]]"). There the ship suffered additional damage due to multiple attacking Xindi ships; damage that required drastic actions on the part of Captain Archer to repair ([[ENT]]: "[[Damage]]"). ''Enterprise'' may have endured even more damage in the Delphic Expanse if not for the intervention of a future ''Enterprise'', where the second ship travelled 117 years into the past when attempting to use a [[subspace corridor]] ([[ENT]]: "[[E²]]").
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=== Launch and early missions ===
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[[File:EnterpriseRepairs.jpg|thumb|left|''Enterprise''{{'}}s launch]]
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''Enterprise'' was launched from the [[Orbital Drydock Facility]] on [[April|April 12]], 2151, under the command of Captain Jonathan Archer. The launch occurred three weeks ahead of schedule, because United Earth needed to return [[Klaang]], a [[Klingon]], to his [[homeworld]] of [[Qo'noS]]. The early launch was strongly protested by Vulcan [[Ambassador]] [[Soval]], who believed Humanity was not ready to explore [[space]]. He did manage to wrangle a concession from Starfleet, forcing Archer to allow the placement of [[Subcommander]] [[T'Pol]], of the [[Vulcan High Command]], on his vessel in exchange for Vulcan [[star chart]]s. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
   
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The ''Enterprise'' accomplished its mission to destroy the Xindi weapon successfully, though Captain Archer was presumed dead. The ship was returned to Earth by a [[Xindi-Aquatic cruiser]] following the end of the mission. ([[ENT]]: "[[Zero Hour]]")
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Once Klaang was returned, ''Enterprise'' soon explored an [[argon]]-rich [[planet]] occupied by [[slug]]-like animals. ({{ENT|Fight or Flight}}) Not long afterwards, the crew descended on and explored their first [[class M]] planet, eventually named [[Archer IV]]. ({{ENT|Strange New World|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}} ''[[USS Defiant (NCC-1764) library computer|library computer]]'' file) The crew also made first [[first contact]] with a [[pre-warp civilization]] shortly afterwards. ({{ENT|Civilization}})
   
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''For more information on the Delphic Expanse mission, see:'' [[search for the Xindi superweapon]]
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The early launch of ''Enterprise'' meant that it left [[spacedock]] somewhat unfinished: its [[spatial torpedo]]es were uncalibrated, and its [[phase cannon]]s had not even been installed. The spatial torpedoes were calibrated in the heat of battle, in [[May]] of 2151; the ship only survived because of the intervention of the [[Axanar]]. ({{ENT|Fight or Flight}}) The phase cannons were not installed until [[September]] of 2151, while ''Enterprise'' battled an unknown enemy. ({{ENT|Silent Enemy}}) ''Enterprise'' reached Warp 5 for the first time in February [[2152]], while attempting to outrun a [[Mazarite warship]] and carrying Vulcan ambassador [[V'Lar]]. ({{ENT|Fallen Hero}})
   
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''Enterprise'' was the first Earth vessel to be rated with a [[transporter]] equipped for transporting biological organisms. However, the machine malfunctioned a number of times ([[ENT]]: "[[Strange New World]]", "[[Vanishing Point]]") and the preferred method of travel was still the [[shuttlepod]]. After trips in the pod, it was standard procedure for returning crew and passengers to utilize the [[decontamination chamber]].
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=== Brief cancellation and missions afterward ===
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[[File:Paraagan II.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise'' at Paraagan II]]
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In [[March (month)|March]] of [[2152]], the ship's mission was canceled when one of its shuttlepods appeared to have ignited the [[tetrazine]] [[gas]] within the [[atmosphere]] of [[Paraagan II]], killing 3,600 innocent colonists. It was this event, along with its actions at other planets including [[P'Jem]] and [[Tandar Prime]], that caused the Starfleet [[Command Council]] to recall ''Enterprise'' to Earth. Ambassador Soval recommended that United Earth wait another ten to twenty years before trying another deep space exploration mission. Archer was able to convince the Starfleet Command Council and the [[Vulcan High Command]] to allow ''Enterprise'' to continue, particularly when it was revealed that the accident had been triggered by the [[Suliban Cabal]]. ({{ENT|Shockwave|Shockwave, Part II}})
   
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It was also the first Earth ship to be outfitted with [[Henry Archer]]'s [[warp five engine]], and as such was Starfleet's first "real" vessel of exploration. ''Enterprise'' was not so advanced in all areas, however. Unlike the Vulcan ships of its day, it did not possess [[tractor beam]]s, merely [[grappler]]s.
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In [[April]] of 2152, ''Enterprise'' suffered a large [[hull breach]] after an encounter in a [[Romulan]] [[mine]]field. ({{ENT|Minefield}}) Fortunately, the ship was directed by a passing [[Tellarite]] vessel to an automated repair facility. ''Enterprise'' was repaired, though the crew was forced to destroy the facility when it was revealed that it had taken hostage of one of their crew members. ({{ENT|Dead Stop}}) A [[plasma injector]] nevertheless failed shortly thereafter, necessitating a trip to the [[Kreetassan]] [[homeworld]]. ({{ENT|A Night in Sickbay}})
   
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''Enterprise'' had a standard crew complement of 83; approximately a third of the crew was female. ([[ENT]]: "[[E²]]")
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=== Search for the Xindi weapon ===
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[[File:ThermobaricClouds.jpg|thumb|left|''Enterprise'' enters the Expanse]]
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After the [[Xindi]] attack on Earth in March of [[2153]], ''Enterprise'' was recalled home. Arriving on April 24<sup>th</sup>, ''Enterprise'' was refitted and upgraded with the new [[photonic torpedo]]es, enhanced [[hull plating]], a [[universal translator]] update, and a new [[command center]]. The ship also took on board a detachment of [[MACO]]s, before being relaunched on a new mission to the [[Delphic Expanse]] to search for the [[Xindi weapon]]. ({{ENT|The Expanse|The Xindi}})
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The search for the [[Xindi]] was long and perilous, taking almost a year. ''Enterprise'' was in danger much of the time in the Expanse, due to the presence of spatial anomalies generated by the [[Delphic Expanse sphere|spheres]]. ({{ENT|Anomaly}}) It was discovered that insulating the [[hull]] with [[trellium-D]] could protect the ship from the anomalies, but unfortunately, trellium was hazardous to Vulcan neural pathways, and Captain Archer refused to let Subcommander T'Pol leave the ship. Hence, the shielding could not be used. ({{ENT|Impulse}})
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Eventually, T'Pol discovered a way to determine or predict the spatial anomalies as well as the locations of the spheres. During an exploration to verify T'Pol's theory, decks B, C and E were breached and decompressed. ({{ENT|Exile}})
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''Enterprise'' then spent around two weeks in a [[polaric field]], where the ship was covered with highly-charged and [[magnetic]] [[nucleonic particle]]s, primarily [[ion|ferric ions]], that formed a strong particulate which generated a power-dampening [[dia-magnetic field]] capable of shutting down all shipboard systems, including [[life support]]. The crew eventually was able to use the ship's shuttlepods to tow it out of the field, and the nucleonic particles detached from the hull once ''Enterprise'' was clear. ({{ENT|Similitude}}) Afterwards, ''Enterprise'' was hijacked by [[Triannon]] fanatics with organic explosives implanted in their bodies. During the event, part of the ship's hull was damaged and one crewman died. ({{ENT|Chosen Realm}})
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In [[February]] of [[2154]], ''Enterprise'' determined the location of the Xindi weapon and arrived in the [[Azati Prime system]]. ({{ENT|Azati Prime}}) There, the ship suffered severe damage, due to attacks by multiple Xindi ships. The ship's primary [[warp coil]] was destroyed, damage that required Captain Archer to eventually attack an [[Illyrian]] ship. That ship had a warp coil that ''Enterprise''{{'}}s crew could use, which would let them arrive on time to a meeting with [[Degra]]. ({{ENT|Damage}}) ''Enterprise'' might have endured even more damage in the Delphic Expanse, if not for the intervention of an alternate future version of ''Enterprise'', which had traveled 117 years into the past when attempting to use a [[subspace corridor]]. ({{ENT|E²}})
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[[File:Enterprise severely damaged, 2154.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise'' damaged in the Delphic Expanse]]
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''Enterprise'' accomplished its mission to destroy the Xindi weapon successfully, though Captain Archer was presumed dead in the explosion. The ship was returned to Earth by a [[Xindi-Aquatic cruiser]] following the end of the mission, though ''Enterprise'' made a slight detour to an alternate version of [[1944]] with the help of [[temporal agent]] [[Daniels (Crewman)|Daniels]]. During this mission, Archer rejoined the ship after stopping [[Vosk]]'s attempt to return to his own time, and subsequently bringing an end to the [[Temporal Cold War]] that had, for so long, plagued ''Enterprise''{{'}}s mission. ({{ENT|Zero Hour|Storm Front|Storm Front, Part II}})
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Twenty-seven ''Enterprise'' crew members died during the search for the Xindi weapon. ({{ENT|Home}})
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=== After returning home ===
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[[File:Enterprise (NX-01) above Earth.jpg|thumb|left|''Enterprise'' flies above Earth]]
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The members of ''Enterprise''{{'}}s crew were hailed as heroes upon returning to Earth, especially Captain Archer, for whom several schools were named. ''Enterprise'' was placed into drydock, where it began an extensive repair and refit. Modifications to the ship included a new [[command chair|captain's chair]], an upgrade to the transporter, and repainted door panels. ({{ENT|Home}})
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In May of 2154, a group of rogue [[Augment]]s, left over from the [[Eugenics Wars]], stole a [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey (22nd century)|Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] and killed its entire crew. The [[Klingon Empire]] threatened United Earth with war, unless the Augments were apprehended. After a debriefing and refit, ''Enterprise'' was relaunched with [[Arik Soong]] on board to try to hunt down the Augments on the border of the [[Orion Syndicate]]. After several brief firefights with [[Orion interceptor]]s, the Augments found ''Enterprise'', took Soong aboard their ship, and set course to [[Cold Station 12]]. ''Enterprise'' pursued but failed to stop Soong from taking thousands of unborn Augment embryos. Soong then headed to the [[Briar Patch]]; however, the Augments turned on him, and headed to a Klingon colony to attempt the release of several types of pathogens into the atmosphere. ''Enterprise'' arrived in time to stop the Augments, destroying them and their Bird-of-Prey. ({{ENT|Borderland|Cold Station 12|The Augments}})
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When the [[United Earth Embassy]] on [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] was bombed, ''Enterprise'' was ordered to the [[Vulcan system]] to investigate. The [[Vulcan High Command]] postulated that the [[Syrrannite]]s had been behind the bombing. The crew discovered a bomb still in the wreckage of the [[embassy]] and confirmed that [[DNA]] of a well-known Syrrannite, [[T'Pau]], was on the bomb, but this was later discovered to be faked. Archer and T'Pol went on a quest to find T'Pau in [[Vulcan's Forge|The Forge]], leaving ''Enterprise'' in command of [[Charles Tucker III|Commander Tucker]]. After challenging [[V'Las]]' evidence on the bombing, Ambassador Soval was thrown out of the High Command and decided to stay aboard the ship with the Humans. ''Enterprise'' was eventually ordered to leave the system, and refused to do so with its captain still on the planet, causing a skirmish with the Vulcans. Soval informed [[acting captain|Acting Captain]] Tucker that the Vulcan High Command was preparing to attack [[Andoria]]. ''Enterprise'' traveled to a nearby nebula where they warned the Andorians, and then assisted them when the two fleets engaged each other. The Vulcan High Command called off the attack after only a short time, due to political changes &ndash; back on their homeworld &ndash; that caused the High Command to withdraw. The discovery of the ancient texts of [[Surak]] caused the dismissal of the High Command, and Starfleet activity was no longer to be regulated by the Vulcans. ({{ENT|The Forge|Awakening|Kir'Shara}})
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Some time after the [[Vulcan Reformation]], [[Emory Erickson]] performed a major overhaul of the transporter in an experiment on ''Enterprise'', boosting the transporter range to more than 40,000 [[kilometer]]s. The upgrade replaced the old transporter control pedestal with a much more advanced control system. The upgrade turned out to be part of a ruse to try to get back his son, who had been lost in a transporter accident, many years before. ({{ENT|Daedalus}})
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Later in 2154, two officers were infected with a [[silicon]]-based [[virus]] whilst on an away mission. The virus was used by the [[Organian]]s to test races, then, if passing, make first contact with them. As a result, a part of ''Enterprise'' had to be sealed off in quarantine. ({{ENT|Observer Effect}})
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In [[November]] of 2154, ''Enterprise'' carried a [[Tellarite]] delegation, including Ambassador [[Gral (Tellarite)|Gral]], to [[Babel]]. On the way there, the starship received a [[distress call]] from the [[Andorian battle cruiser|Andorian warship]] ''[[Kumari]]''. The warship had been attacked by an unknown ship, although Andorian [[Commander]] [[Thy'lek Shran|Shran]] blamed the Tellarites for the destruction of his vessel. Eventually, the crew of ''Enterprise'' learned that the ''Kumari'' had been attacked by a [[prototype]] [[Romulan drone-ship]] which was able to holographically disguise itself as other vessels. Gral and Shran eventually managed to work out their differences, and ''Enterprise'' rendezvoused with a Tellarite transport ship which returned Gral and his delegation to [[Tellar Prime]]. ''Enterprise'' continued to Andor, where Captain Archer and Commander Shran encountered the [[Aenar]], a blind race of [[telepathy|telepaths]]. A member of the Aenar, [[Jhamel]], returned to ''Enterprise'' with Archer and Shran, and assisted in the destruction of the drone-ships which the Romulans had launched from their [[Romulan system|home system]]. Again, the starship journeyed to Andor, where Shran and Jhamel left the ship. ({{ENT|Babel One|United|The Aenar}})
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[[File:Enterprise and Columbia merge warp fields.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise'' (top) attempts a risky personnel transfer with ''Columbia'']]
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''Enterprise'' returned to Earth on November 27, 2154. While there, [[Chief Engineer]] Charles Tucker transferred to the new NX-02, ''[[Columbia]]''. On Earth, [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]] was assaulted and captured by [[Rigelian]]s. ''Enterprise'' followed the [[warp trail]] of a [[Rigelian freighter (22nd century)|Rigelian freighter]] which had left Earth, two hours after Phlox's abduction. When the starship arrived at the freighter's coordinates, the Rigelian craft had been seriously damaged and only wreckage remained. As ''Enterprise''{{'}}s crew attempted to determine the identity of the freighter's destroyer, a Klingon vessel attacked the starship. An [[away team]] from the Klingon craft beamed aboard and sabotaged ''Enterprise''{{'}}s systems. Although the Klingons returned to their ship, ''Enterprise'' was unable to follow, due to the sabotage. ({{ENT|Affliction}}) In the end, ''Enterprise'' was repaired thanks to a risky maneuver on the part of ''Columbia'', when Tucker was sent back to his old ship via a grappler wire extended between the two ships while at warp. ''Columbia'' and ''Enterprise'' then took on the mission of rescuing Phlox together. The crews were able to also save the Klingon [[species]], with the help of Phlox, from a mutated version of a virus combined with Augment DNA. The infected Klingons were left with flat foreheads like Humans, without cranial ridges, a state from which it took almost a century for them to recover. ({{ENT|Divergence}})
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A few days after this Klingon mission, an [[Orion]] man named [[Harrad-Sar]] came to present an offer to Archer; he would allow Starfleet use of a planet he had discovered, rich in [[magnesite]]. Starfleet would do the mining, and he would get ten percent of the shares. To seal the deal, three [[Orion slave girl]]s were given, as a gift, to Captain Archer. The girls were able to seduce the crew by controlling the men, and disable the women. Tucker and T'Pol, the only two unaffected, were able to foil their plans. Harrad-Sar came to drag ''Enterprise'' back to the Orion Syndicate, because they wanted Archer's head, whether or not it was attached to his body. The crew of ''Enterprise'' stopped him by sending a shock through the deflector and disabling his ship. ({{ENT|Bound}})
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''Enterprise'' was also present when Earth's leadership announced new trade relations with Vulcan, Andor, Tellar, and [[Coridan]]. The members of ''Enterprise''{{'}}s crew were hailed as heroes laying the ground work for that alliance, a precursor to the formation of the [[United Federation of Planets]]. During this conference, the crew was instrumental in thwarting the militant [[Terra Prime]] organization, preventing efforts to eject all non-Humans after Terra Prime hijacked the [[Mars]] [[verteron array]]. ({{ENT|Terra Prime}})
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=== Retirement ===
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''Enterprise'' was retired in [[2161]] to make way for new, more advanced starships. It was then placed in a [[Federation]] museum, where it still remained in the [[24th century]]. ({{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}})
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This exploration was not entirely into unknown territory, as the ship was aided by the Vulcan star charts. However, it participated in several historically significant events, such as the discovery of the [[Temporal Cold War]] ([[ENT]]: "[[Broken Bow]]"), the return to [[Terra Nova]] ([[ENT]]: "[[Terra Nova (episode)|Terra Nova]]"), continued involvement in Vulcan/Andorian hostilities ([[ENT]]: "[[The Andorian Incident]]", et al.), the destruction of the colony on [[Paraagan II]] ([[ENT]]: "[[Shockwave, Part I]]"), the encounter with the first noncorporeal life-form ([[ENT]]: "[[The Crossing]]"), the discovery of the lost human tribe in the [[Delphic Expanse]] ([[ENT]]: "[[North Star]]"), and the race to stop the [[Xindi superweapon]] ([[ENT]]: "[[The Expanse]]", et al.).
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''Enterprise''{{'}}s voyages of exploration were not entirely into unknown territory, as the ship was aided by the Vulcan star charts. However, it participated in several historically significant events, such as the discovery of the [[Temporal Cold War]], ({{ENT|Broken Bow}}) the return to [[Terra Nova]], ({{ENT|Terra Nova}}) continued involvement in Vulcan/Andorian hostilities, ({{ENT|The Andorian Incident}}, et al.) the destruction of the colony on [[Paraagan II]], ({{ENT|Shockwave}}) the first Human encounter with a non-corporeal lifeform, ({{ENT|The Crossing}}) the discovery of a lost Human tribe in the [[Delphic Expanse]], ({{ENT|North Star}}) the [[Xindi incident]], ({{ENT|The Expanse}}, ''et al.'') the [[Augment Crisis]], ({{ENT|Borderland}}, ''et al.'') the [[Vulcan Reformation]] ({{ENT|The Forge}}, ''et al.'') and the formation of [[Alliance (2154)|the first alliance]] with the Vulcans, [[Andorian]]s and [[Tellarite]]s ({{ENT|Babel One}}), which led to the founding of the [[Coalition of Planets]]. ({{ENT|Terra Prime}})
   
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''Enterprise'' also made Earth's first contact with numerous species, including:
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''Enterprise'' also made Earth's [[first contact]] with numerous species, including:
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* [[Andorian]]s, June 2151 ([[ENT]]: "[[The Andorian Incident]]")
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* [[Akaali]]s, [[July]] 2151 ({{ENT|Civilization}}) ''Note: Official first contact was unavoidably made with only a single Akaali, as this species was too primitive and still not warp-capable''
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* [[Antaran]]s, early 2153 ([[ENT]]: "[[The Breach]]")
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* [[Andorian]]s, [[June]] 2151 ({{ENT|The Andorian Incident}})
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* [[Arkonian]]s, late 2152 ([[ENT]]: "[[Dawn]]")
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* [[Antaran]]s, early 2153 ({{ENT|The Breach}})
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* [[Axanar]], May 2151 ([[ENT]]: "[[Fight or Flight]]")
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* [[Arkonian]]s, late 2152 ({{ENT|Dawn}})
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* [[Borg]], March 2153 ([[ENT]]: "[[Regeneration]]") ''Note: This first contact remained unconfirmed until [[2365]] ([[TNG]]: "[[Q Who?]]")''
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* [[Axanar]], [[May]] 2151 ({{ENT|Fight or Flight}})
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* [[Borg]], [[March (month)|March]] 2153 ({{ENT|Regeneration}}) ''Note: This first contact remained unconfirmed until at least [[2365]]'' ({{TNG|Q Who}})
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* [[Coridan]]s, [[October]] 2151 ({{ENT|Shadows of P'Jem}})
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* [[Eska]], November 2151 ([[ENT]]: "[[Rogue Planet]]")
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* [[Enolian]]s, late 2152 ({{ENT|Canamar}})
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* [[Ferengi]], December 2151 ([[ENT]]: "[[Acquisition]]") ''Note: This first contact remained unconfirmed until [[2364]] ([[TNG]]: "[[The Last Outpost]]")''
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* [[Eska]], [[November]] 2151 ({{ENT|Rogue Planet}})
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* [[Illyrian]]s, early 2154 ([[ENT]]: "[[Damage]]")
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* [[Ferengi]], [[December]] 2151 ({{ENT|Acquisition}}) ''Note: This first contact remained unconfirmed until at least [[2364]]'' ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}})
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* [[Kantare]], December 2151 ([[ENT]]: "[[Oasis]]")
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* [[Illyrian]]s, early 2154 ({{ENT|Damage}})
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* [[Kriosian]]s, September 2152 ([[ENT]]: "[[Precious Cargo]]")
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* [[Kantare]], [[December]] 2151 ({{ENT|Oasis}})
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* [[Kreetassan]]s, January 2152 ([[ENT]]: "[[Vox Sola]]") ''Note: The ship later conducted a follow-up visit to the Kreetassan homeworld in mid-2152 ([[ENT]]: "[[A Night in Sickbay]]")''
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* [[Klingon]]s, [[April]] 2151 ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
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* [[Malurian]]s, July 2151 ([[ENT]]: "[[Civilization]]")
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* [[Kriosian]]s, [[September]] 2152 ({{ENT|Precious Cargo}})
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* [[Mazarite]]s, February 2152 ([[ENT]]: "[[Fallen Hero]]")
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* [[Kreetassan]]s, [[January]] 2152 ({{ENT|Vox Sola}}) ''Note: The ship later conducted a follow-up visit to the Kreetassan homeworld in mid-2152'' ({{ENT|A Night in Sickbay}})
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* [[Menk]], September 2151 ([[ENT]]: "[[Dear Doctor]]")
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* [[Malurian]]s, [[July]] 2151 ({{ENT|Civilization}})
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* [[Osaarian]]s, September 2153 ([[ENT]]: "[[Anomaly]]")
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* [[Mazarite]]s, [[February]] 2152 ({{ENT|Fallen Hero}})
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* [[Paraagan]]s, March 2152 ([[ENT]]: "[[Shockwave, Part I]]")
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* [[Menk]], [[September]] 2151 ({{ENT|Dear Doctor}})
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* [[Retellian]]s, September 2152 ([[ENT]]: "[[Precious Cargo]]")
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* [[Na'kuhl]], 1944 of an alternate timeline ({{ENT|Storm Front}})
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* [[Risian]]s, February 2152 ([[ENT]]: "[[Two Days and Two Nights]]")
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* [[Orion]]s, [[May]] 2154 ({{ENT|Borderland}})
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* [[Romulan]]s, April 2152 ([[ENT]]: "[[Minefield]]") ''Note: First visual contact was not made until [[2266]] ([[TOS]]: "[[Balance of Terror]]")''
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* [[Organian]]s, 2154 ({{ENT|Observer Effect}}) ''Note: The Organians wiped the minds of all on board, erasing all memories of this first contact''
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* [[Sphere Builder]]s, December 2153 ([[ENT]]: "[[Harbinger]]")
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* [[Osaarian]]s, [[September]] 2153 ({{ENT|Anomaly}})
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* [[Suliban]], April 2151 ([[ENT]]: "[[Broken Bow]]")
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* [[Paraagan]]s, [[March (month)|March]] 2152 ({{ENT|Shockwave}})
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* [[Takret]], September 2152 ([[ENT]]: "[[The Catwalk]]")
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* [[Retellian]]s, [[September]] 2152 ({{ENT|Precious Cargo}})
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* [[Tandaran]]s, January 2152 ([[ENT]]: "[[Detained]]")
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* [[Risian]]s, [[February]] 2152 ({{ENT|Two Days and Two Nights}})
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* [[Tholian]]s, late 2152 ([[ENT]]: "[[Future Tense]]")
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* [[Romulan]]s, [[April]] 2152 ({{ENT|Minefield}}) ''Note: First visual contact was not made until [[2266]]; all that was seen of the Romulans was their ship'' ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
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* [[Triannon]]s, November 2153 ([[ENT]]: "[[Chosen Realm]]")
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* [[Sphere Builder]]s, [[December]] 2153 ({{ENT|Harbinger}})
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* [[Valakian]]s, September 2151 ([[ENT]]: "[[Dear Doctor]]")
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* [[Skagaran]]s, [[October]] [[2153]] ({{ENT|North Star}})
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* [[Vissian]]s, early 2153 ([[ENT]]: "[[Cogenitor (episode)|Cogenitor]]")
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* [[Suliban]], [[April]] 2151 ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
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* [[Xindi]], September 2153 ([[ENT]]: "[[The Xindi]]")
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* [[Takret]], [[September]] 2152 ({{ENT|The Catwalk}})
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* [[Xyrillian]]s, May 2151 ([[ENT]]: "[[Unexpected]]")
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* [[Tandaran]]s, [[January]] 2152 ({{ENT|Detained}})
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* [[Tholian]]s, late 2152 ({{ENT|Future Tense}})
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* [[Triannon]]s, [[November]] 2153 ({{ENT|Chosen Realm}})
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* [[Valakian]]s, [[September]] 2151 ({{ENT|Dear Doctor}})
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* [[Vissian]]s, early 2153 ({{ENT|Cogenitor}})
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* [[Wraith]]s, [[November]] 2151 ({{ENT|Rogue Planet}})
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* [[Xindi]], [[September]] 2153 ({{ENT|The Xindi}})
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* [[Xyrillian]]s, [[May]] 2151 ({{ENT|Unexpected}})
   
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== Command crew ==
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[[File:NX01 crew on Earth.jpg|thumb|The regular command crew of ''Enterprise'' NX-01]]
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[[File:Enterprise NX-01 plaque.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[dedication plaque]], located to the left of the bridge [[turbolift]]]]
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*[[Commanding officer]]
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**[[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] ([[2150]]-[[2161]])
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*[[First officer]]/[[Science officer]]
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**[[Commander]] [[T'Pol]] (2151-2161)
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*[[Chief engineer]]
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**Commander [[Charles Tucker III]] (2151-[[2154]]; 2154-2161)
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**Commander [[Kelby]] (2154)
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*[[Armory officer]]/[[security chief]]
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**[[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] (2151-2161)
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*[[Helmsman]]
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**Ensign [[Travis Mayweather]] (2151-2161)
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*[[Communications officer]]
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**[[Ensign]] [[Hoshi Sato]] (2151-2161)
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*[[Chief medical officer]]
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**Doctor [[Phlox]] (2151-2161)
   
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*[[Military Assault Command Operations|MACO Detachment]] [[Commanding officer|CO]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] - [[Commanding Officer]] (CO)
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**[[Major]] [[J. Hayes]] ([[2153]]-2154)
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* [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III]] - [[Chief Engineer]]
  
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] - [[Chief of Security]] and [[Tactical Officer]]
  
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* [[Ensign]] [[Hoshi Sato]] - [[Communications Officer]] (COM)
  
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* [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]] - [[Conn Officer]] (CONN)
  
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* Doctor [[Phlox]] - [[Chief Medical Officer]] (CMO)
  
   
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== Alternate ''Enterprise''s ==
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== Alternate timelines ==
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=== 2153 through 2165 ===
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In one [[alternate timeline]], Captain Archer's [[brain]] was infected with [[interspatial parasite]]s in [[October]] of 2153. These parasites caused him to develop [[anterograde amnesia]], and led to him being relieved of command. Subcommander T'Pol received a field commission from Starfleet, becoming the ship's new captain. She continued the search for the Xindi weapon.
   
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[[File:OneNacelledEnterprise.jpg|thumb|left|''Enterprise'', severely damaged]]
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In 2154, the crew of ''Enterprise'' learned the weapon was being built at Azati Prime. But as they drew close, the ship was attacked by two [[Xindi-Reptilian]] vessels. The ship suffered substantial damage: thirteen crew members died, including Travis Mayweather, and twenty-three were injured. In addition, the [[starboard]] [[nacelle]] was out of commission, limiting the ship to warp 1.7. By the time ''Enterprise'' reached Azati Prime at that speed, the weapon had been launched. ''Enterprise'' managed to follow it back to Earth through a [[subspace vortex]], but the crew's efforts were in vain and Earth was destroyed.
   
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=== "Twilight" ===
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In [[2155]], ''Enterprise'' led one of several convoys of survivors to [[Ceti Alpha V]], where Humanity hoped to resettle, to escape the wrath of the Xindi. When the ship arrived there in [[2156]], T'Pol turned command over to Commander Tucker; the ship's new responsibility was to patrol the [[Ceti Alpha system]]. The ship was upgraded with [[shields]] provided by General Shran of the [[Andorian Imperial Guard]].
   
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In one alternate timeline, Captain Archer's brain was infected with [[interspatial parasite]]s in October 2153. This parasite prevented him from forming any new long-term memories, and so he was relieved of command. Sub-Commander T'Pol recieved a field commision from Starfleet, becoming the ship's new captain. She continued the search for the Xindi superweapon.
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[[File:NX01BridgeDestroyed.jpg|thumb|The bridge explodes, shortly before ''Enterprise'' does]]
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In [[2165]], ''Enterprise'' was attacked by Xindi forces that had finally located Ceti Alpha, just as Archer and T'Pol had returned to the ship to attempt a treatment that would cure Archer. During the treatment, it was discovered that destruction of the parasites in the present erased them in the past; curing Archer of the parasites would change history, so that he was never infected. In a desperate bid to change the timeline and save Earth, Archer and T'Pol vaporized the ship in a [[subspace implosion]], thus preventing the parasites in Archer's brain from ever having infected him, creating a new timeline. ({{ENT|Twilight}})
   
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In 2154 ''Enterprise'' learned the weapon was being built at Azati Prime. But as they drew close, the ship was attacked by two [[Xindi-Reptilian]] vessels. The ship suffered substantial damage: thirteen crew died, including Travis Mayweather, and twenty-three were injured. In addition, the starboard nacelle's was put out of commision, limiting the ship to Warp 1.7. By the time ''Enterprise'' reached Azati Prime at that speed, the weapon had been launched. They were able to follow it back to Earth through a [[subspace vortex]], but their efforts were in vain and Earth was destroyed.
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=== 2037 ===
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[[File:Enterprise (NX-01) alternate, E2.jpg|thumb|left|The alternate ''Enterprise'']]
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In a different alternate timeline, the ship's trip through a subspace corridor from the [[Kovaalan]] nebula to the [[Xindi Council planet]] in [[February]] 2154 would have sent it to the year [[2037]]. The [[particle]] wake from a damaged [[impulse manifold]] caused the corridor to shift in time. Unable to return to the present, Captain Archer decided to wait in the Delphic Expanse until the ship could stop the Xindi destroyer/probe from attacking Earth.
   
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In [[2155]], [[Enterprise]] led one of several convoys of survivors to [[Ceti Alpha V]], where humanity hoped to resettle to escape the wrath of the Xindi. When the ship arrived there in [[2156]], T'Pol turned command over to Commander Tucker; the ship's new responsibility was to patrol the [[Ceti Alpha system]]. The ship was upgraded with [[shield]]s provided by General [[Shran]] of the [[Andorian Imperial Guard]].
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To survive for all that time, ''Enterprise'' forged alliances with other species, trading its advanced technology for food and supplies. The ship even acquired alien crew members, such as Archer's wife, [[Esilia]]; his great-granddaughter remained a member of the crew. With time, the ship acquired advances from other races as well. By 2154, its atmosphere processors had been doubled in efficiency, it acquired an [[isomagnetic collector]] from the [[Ikaaran]]s, and it had a [[tractor beam]] installed. In addition, [[Haradin]] traders provided the technology to upgrade the [[plasma injector]]s and allow the ship to reach warp 6.9 for a brief time, but the ship's injectors were too old to take the stress, and so they couldn't use the technology. The ship had been repeatedly detected by Xindi tracking stations, but the readings were never confirmed.
   
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In [[2165]], ''Enterprise'' was attacked by Xindi forces that had finally located Ceti Alpha. Archer and T'Pol vaporized the ship in a [[subspace implosion]], thus preventing the parasites in his brain from ever having infected him, creating a new timeline. ([[ENT]]: "[[Twilight]]")
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By 2153, all of the original crew had died except for T'Pol, now more in touch with her emotions than she had been in the past. [[Lorian]] was in command of the ship, [[Karyn Archer]] was executive officer and [[pilot]], and [[Greer]] was tactical officer. ''Enterprise''{{'}}s crew tried to stop the Xindi probe from being launched at Earth, but Lorian gave the order to ram it too late, and the probe departed. In 2154, ''Enterprise'' rendezvoused with the ''Enterprise'' of that time period, just before it entered the corridor.
   
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=== "E²" ===
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Lorian provided Archer with the Haradin specifications, but the future T'Pol intervened, showing that performing the upgrade was too dangerous. She suggested ''Enterprise'' upgrade its impulse manifold to reduce particle wake, but Lorian refused to let Archer carry out the plan; he stole the 2154 ship's injectors to use them himself. The two ''Enterprise''s deadlocked in space battle, and Lorian eventually relented, agreeing to follow Archer's plan; Archer's ''Enterprise'' made it safely through the corridor. ({{ENT|E²}})
   
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[[Image:FutureNX-01.JPG|thumb|Alternate NX-01 Enterprise]]In a different alternate timeline, the ship's trip through a subspace corridor from the [[Kovaalan]] nebula to the [[Xindi Council planet]] in February 2154 would have sent it to the year [[2037]]. The particle wake from a damaged impulse manifold caused the corridor to shift in time. Unable to return to the present, Captain Archer decided to wait in the Delphic Expanse until the ship could stop the Xindi destroyer/probe from attacking Earth.
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To survive for all that time, ''Enterprise'' forged alliances with other species, trading its advanced technology for food and supplies. The ship even acquired alien crewmembers, such as Archer's wife [[Esilia]]. With time, the ship acquired advances from other races as well. By 2154, its atmosphere processors had been doubled in effeciency, it acquired an isomagnetic collector from the [[Ikaaran]]s, and it had had a [[tractor beam]] installed. In addition, [[Haradin]] traders provided the technology to upgrade the [[plasma injector]]s and allow the ship to reach Warp 6.9 for a brief time, but the ship's injectors were too old to take the stress, and so thet couldn't utilize the technology.
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By 2153 all of the original crew had died except for T'Pol. [[Lorian]] was in command of the ship, [[Karyn Archer]] was executive officer and pilot, and [[Greer]] was tactical officer. ''Enterprise'' tried to stop the Xindi probe from being launched at Earth, but Lorian gave the order to ram it too late, and the probe departed. In 2154, ''Enterpise'' rendezvoused with the ''Enterprise'' of that time period just before it entered the corridor.
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== Appendices ==
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=== Background information ===
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Unlike later ships to bear the name, the NX ''Enterprise'' is generally referred to as a proper name, without a "the", in the manner that one refers to [[James T. Kirk]]'s ship, '''the''' {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}.
   
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Lorian provided Archer with the Haradin specifications, but T'Pol intervened, showing that performing the upgrade was too dangerous. She suggested ''Enterprise'' upgrade its impulse manifold to reduce particle wake, but Lorian refused to let Archer carry out the plan; he stole the 2154 ship's injectors to use them himself. The two ''Enterprise''s deadlocked in space battle, and Lorian eventually relented and agreed to follow Archer's plan; Archer's ''Enterprise'' made it safely through the corridor.
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Among [[Rick Berman]]'s initial thoughts, upon creating ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', was that he wanted the new series to be set on a spaceship that was heading out rather than making a return journey home, in order to differentiate the craft from the likes of [[Deep Space 9]] and the {{USS|Voyager}}. The fact that the ship was planned to be the focus of a weekly series, which viewers would hopefully watch each week, meant that the design of its bridge was purposefully made to look comfortable and less claustrophobic than a [[submarine]] interior. ({{STC|134}}, pp. 12 & 76) Production designer [[Herman Zimmerman]] contemplated the importance of the vessel's lineage while orchestrating the ship's design. He subsequently mused, "''In the case of ''Star Trek'', it's a special kind of vehicle &ndash; no pun intended &ndash; for storytelling because it has such a rich history.''" (''[[Broken Bow (novel)|Broken Bow]]'', paperback ed., p. 261)
   
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The fate of Lorian's ''Enterprise'' is unknown. It may have been destroyed by the Kovaalans it was fighting at last sight, it may have escaped, or it may have been erased from history by allowing the 2154 ''Enterprise'' to make it through the corridor. ([[ENT]]: "[[E²]]")
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''Enterprise'' was the first "hero" ship in a ''Star Trek'' series for which the development of its design was aided by [[CGI]]. ({{STC|136}}, p. 34) The fact that the ship was planned to be portrayed on-screen over the course of seven years was not on CGI illustrator [[Doug Drexler]]'s mind, though, as he set to work on creating a preliminary approval [[CGI model]] of the vessel, which he originally assumed would serve merely as a quick mock-up. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 26)
   
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In the proceedings before ''Enterprise''{{'}}s initial airing, this ship was repeatedly referred to as the SS ''Enterprise''. (''Broken Bow'', paperback ed., p. 260; {{STC|134}}, p. 76) The [[UPN]] press kit promoting the series included a blurred photograph that seemed to be of a door or a corridor aboard the ship, which stirred up online fan speculation about what the image showed. Rick Berman later responded, "''That's actually funny. We had no art which was approved at that point and that was an out-of-focus picture that was actually taken on one of our sets.''" ({{STC|134}}, p. 15) The prototype CG model of the ship garnered promotion for the vessel, prior to the launch of the series. "''It appeared very early on in print before the high resolution model was ready,''" offered Doug Drexler. [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/nx-approval-model/] The vessel's early publicity also included Archer actor [[Scott Bakula]] giving ''{{w|Entertainment Tonight}}'' a tour of the ''Enterprise'' sets. (''[[Cinefantastique]]'', Vol. 33, No. 5, p. 19)
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Although both Herman Zimmerman and Doug Drexler favored a slightly bronze tint for ''Enterprise''{{'}}s hull, this coloration was altered after they sent the approval CG model of the craft to [[Foundation Imaging]], to be refined into the high resolution version of the ship, for production. Regarding the alteration in color, Drexler later conceded, "''I don’t know where that change originated.''" [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/nx-approval-model/]
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At the time the high-resolution model was created, ''Enterprise'' was technically the most photorealistic ship ever built for ''Star Trek''. Fully meaning for that eventual model to be shown over the projected seven-year series run, Foundation Imaging attempted to make it as detailed as they possibly could. ({{STTM|2|10}}, pp. 25 & 26)
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No practical [[studio model]]s of ''Enterprise'' were ever made for the series; it was the first ''Star Trek'' main ship to be depicted without the creation of a practical model. However, Doug Drexler did create a paper miniature of the vessel, a study model for Foundation Imaging to view what the ship would probably look like from certain angles. ({{STM|86}}, pp. 21 & 22)
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During ''Star Trek: Enterprise''{{'}}s ultimately four-season run, the ''NX''-class ''Enterprise'' appeared in all episodes of the series except for the two-parter {{e|In a Mirror, Darkly}} and {{e|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}} (though its [[ISS Enterprise (NX-01)|mirror counterpart]] did appear in the former episode).
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Doug Drexler had a concept for the development of ''Enterprise'' that was never used on the show. "''My idea was that at the end of the fourth season, the ship would put into drydock for a major refit,''" he explained. "''After four years, out there, dealing with unknowns, it would be time to upgrade the ship based on everything they had learned.''" [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/06/13/nx-01-enterprise-class/]
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The distinctive ''Enterprise'' NX-01 emblem was created by [[Wendy Drapanas]], ({{STC|144}}, p. 36) (Also see [[Assignment patch]])
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A great number of panels from the ''Enterprise'' sets have been sold off in the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction|''It's A Wrap!'' sale and auction]] on eBay. {{stala|9471}} {{stala|9472}} {{stala|9480}} {{stala|9481}} {{stala|9578}} {{stala|9579}} {{stala|9583}} {{stala|9645}} {{stala|9647}} {{stala|9649}} {{stala|9664}} {{stala|9694}} A [[shelf]], seen inside the set for the crew quarters, was also sold off at the [[Star Trek auctions|auction]]. {{stala|9516}}
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Also in the alternate reality, a model of ''Enterprise'' can be seen on [[Admiral]] [[Alexander Marcus|Alexander Marcus']] desk.
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=== Apocrypha ===
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''Enterprise'' is featured in the first few levels of the ''[[Star Trek: Encounters]]'' video game. Its levels are based off of the third season of ''Enterprise'', and involve the search and destruction of the [[Xindi weapon]], as well as defeating the plans of the [[Sphere Builder]]s. In addition, ''Enterprise'' appears in the game's last level, when a temporal anomaly appears near [[Earth]]. When the anomaly causes the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} to vanish, ''Enterprise'' is left alone to battle a fleet of [[Dominion]] warships. In the end, ''Enterprise'' NX-01 joins forces with the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}, ''Enterprise''-E, the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}, and USS ''Voyager'' to defeat a combined Xindi, [[Klingon]], [[Romulan]], Dominion, and [[Borg]] fleet.
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In the [[Pocket ENT]] novel ''[[Beneath the Raptor's Wing]]'', the [[Latin language|Latin]] phrase "Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit" was added to ''Enterprise''{{'}}s mission patch. It was chosen, and then translated, from a speech given by [[Zefram Cochrane]] before his disappearance.
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In the [[alternate reality]], ''Enterprise'' appears as a holographic depiction in young {{alt|James T. Kirk}}'s bedroom near the start of the comic "[[Operation: Annihilate, Part 1]]".
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Multiple realities
(covers information from several alternate timelines)
Enterprise
Enterprise
Class: NX-class
Registry: NX-01
Owner: United Earth
Operator: Starfleet
Military Assault Command Operations (Security Augmentation only), 2153-2161
Status: Decommissioned (2161)
Assignment patch
For the mirror universe counterpart, please see ISS Enterprise (NX-01).

"Neptune and back in six minutes."

- Jonathan Archer, 2151

One of the most important starships in interstellar history, Enterprise (NX-01) was the culmination of the NX Project. The NX-01 was the first NX-class starship, launched by the United Earth Starfleet in 2151. Enterprise established United Earth as a legitimate interstellar power and caused a wholesale revolution in Alpha and Beta Quadrant politics, paving the way for the creation of the Coalition of Planets in 2155, and eventually the United Federation of Planets in 2161.

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History Edit

Development Edit

Enterprise out of control
Enterprise at warp

For Humanity to make space exploration missions possible within a single natural lifetime, Humans had to make themselves capable of traveling faster than warp 1, the speed of light. After Zefram Cochrane made a successful warp test flight in the Phoenix in 2063, the propulsion system he created was further developed. In 2119, several engineers, such as Henry Archer and Cochrane himself, began the work that paved the way directly to Enterprise, at the Warp Five Complex in Bozeman, Montana. Over the next thirty-two years, warp engine development continued until Humanity's first warp 5 engine was created. This engine was capable of speeds that finally made interstellar travel in more survivable periods possible – that is, in days, weeks or months, instead of years. As a result, Humanity was able to construct its first warp 5 capable starship, Enterprise, completed in 2151.

Aside from its engine, Enterprise was also the first Earth vessel to be equipped with a transporter rated for transporting biological organisms. (ENT: "Broken Bow") However, the machine malfunctioned a number of times before the initial bugs were worked out. (ENT: "Strange New World", "Vanishing Point") The preferred method of travel was still the shuttlepod, unless all other options were exhausted. After trips in the pod, it was standard procedure for returning crew and passengers to utilize the decontamination chamber. (ENT: "Broken Bow", et al.) The ship was not as advanced in all areas, however; unlike the Vulcan ships of its day, it did not possess tractor beams, merely magnetic grapplers. (ENT: "Broken Bow", "Breaking the Ice", et al.)

Enterprise had a standard crew complement of 83 Humans, with the addition of a Vulcan and a Denobulan; approximately a third of the crew was female. (ENT: "Oasis", "Rajiin", "E²")

Prior to its launch, Captain Gardner was considered for command of Enterprise, regarded as the most suitable choice by Ambassador Soval. Admiral Maxwell Forrest ultimately narrowed down the candidates for the captaincy to Jonathan Archer and A.G. Robinson instead, though, pointing out that the Vulcan High Command was not in charge of Starfleet's personnel assignments. In 2150, Forrest finally selected Archer. (ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem", "First Flight")

Enterprise NX-01 drawing, United
A drawing of Enterprise

The historical significance of Enterprise was related in a drawing of the ship that hung in Archer's ready room; the image was part of a series of paintings, depicting the historical lineage of ships called Enterprise. (ENT: "Broken Bow")

The print of Enterprise, as well as the other paintings in this series, were made by John Eaves, who, due an oversight on his part, had only 24 hours to produce the drawings. [1] For information on the other illustrations, see Captain's ready room.

Launch and early missions Edit

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Enterprise's launch

Enterprise was launched from the Orbital Drydock Facility on April 12, 2151, under the command of Captain Jonathan Archer. The launch occurred three weeks ahead of schedule, because United Earth needed to return Klaang, a Klingon, to his homeworld of Qo'noS. The early launch was strongly protested by Vulcan Ambassador Soval, who believed Humanity was not ready to explore space. He did manage to wrangle a concession from Starfleet, forcing Archer to allow the placement of Subcommander T'Pol, of the Vulcan High Command, on his vessel in exchange for Vulcan star charts. (ENT: "Broken Bow")

Once Klaang was returned, Enterprise soon explored an argon-rich planet occupied by slug-like animals. (ENT: "Fight or Flight") Not long afterwards, the crew descended on and explored their first class M planet, eventually named Archer IV. (ENT: "Strange New World", "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" library computer file) The crew also made first first contact with a pre-warp civilization shortly afterwards. (ENT: "Civilization")

The early launch of Enterprise meant that it left spacedock somewhat unfinished: its spatial torpedoes were uncalibrated, and its phase cannons had not even been installed. The spatial torpedoes were calibrated in the heat of battle, in May of 2151; the ship only survived because of the intervention of the Axanar. (ENT: "Fight or Flight") The phase cannons were not installed until September of 2151, while Enterprise battled an unknown enemy. (ENT: "Silent Enemy") Enterprise reached Warp 5 for the first time in February 2152, while attempting to outrun a Mazarite warship and carrying Vulcan ambassador V'Lar. (ENT: "Fallen Hero")

Brief cancellation and missions afterward Edit

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Enterprise at Paraagan II

In March of 2152, the ship's mission was canceled when one of its shuttlepods appeared to have ignited the tetrazine gas within the atmosphere of Paraagan II, killing 3,600 innocent colonists. It was this event, along with its actions at other planets including P'Jem and Tandar Prime, that caused the Starfleet Command Council to recall Enterprise to Earth. Ambassador Soval recommended that United Earth wait another ten to twenty years before trying another deep space exploration mission. Archer was able to convince the Starfleet Command Council and the Vulcan High Command to allow Enterprise to continue, particularly when it was revealed that the accident had been triggered by the Suliban Cabal. (ENT: "Shockwave", "Shockwave, Part II")

In April of 2152, Enterprise suffered a large hull breach after an encounter in a Romulan minefield. (ENT: "Minefield") Fortunately, the ship was directed by a passing Tellarite vessel to an automated repair facility. Enterprise was repaired, though the crew was forced to destroy the facility when it was revealed that it had taken hostage of one of their crew members. (ENT: "Dead Stop") A plasma injector nevertheless failed shortly thereafter, necessitating a trip to the Kreetassan homeworld. (ENT: "A Night in Sickbay")

Search for the Xindi weapon Edit

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Enterprise enters the Expanse

After the Xindi attack on Earth in March of 2153, Enterprise was recalled home. Arriving on April 24th, Enterprise was refitted and upgraded with the new photonic torpedoes, enhanced hull plating, a universal translator update, and a new command center. The ship also took on board a detachment of MACOs, before being relaunched on a new mission to the Delphic Expanse to search for the Xindi weapon. (ENT: "The Expanse", "The Xindi")

The search for the Xindi was long and perilous, taking almost a year. Enterprise was in danger much of the time in the Expanse, due to the presence of spatial anomalies generated by the spheres. (ENT: "Anomaly") It was discovered that insulating the hull with trellium-D could protect the ship from the anomalies, but unfortunately, trellium was hazardous to Vulcan neural pathways, and Captain Archer refused to let Subcommander T'Pol leave the ship. Hence, the shielding could not be used. (ENT: "Impulse")

Eventually, T'Pol discovered a way to determine or predict the spatial anomalies as well as the locations of the spheres. During an exploration to verify T'Pol's theory, decks B, C and E were breached and decompressed. (ENT: "Exile") Enterprise then spent around two weeks in a polaric field, where the ship was covered with highly-charged and magnetic nucleonic particles, primarily ferric ions, that formed a strong particulate which generated a power-dampening dia-magnetic field capable of shutting down all shipboard systems, including life support. The crew eventually was able to use the ship's shuttlepods to tow it out of the field, and the nucleonic particles detached from the hull once Enterprise was clear. (ENT: "Similitude") Afterwards, Enterprise was hijacked by Triannon fanatics with organic explosives implanted in their bodies. During the event, part of the ship's hull was damaged and one crewman died. (ENT: "Chosen Realm")

In February of 2154, Enterprise determined the location of the Xindi weapon and arrived in the Azati Prime system. (ENT: "Azati Prime") There, the ship suffered severe damage, due to attacks by multiple Xindi ships. The ship's primary warp coil was destroyed, damage that required Captain Archer to eventually attack an Illyrian ship. That ship had a warp coil that Enterprise's crew could use, which would let them arrive on time to a meeting with Degra. (ENT: "Damage") Enterprise might have endured even more damage in the Delphic Expanse, if not for the intervention of an alternate future version of Enterprise, which had traveled 117 years into the past when attempting to use a subspace corridor. (ENT: "E²")

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Enterprise damaged in the Delphic Expanse

Enterprise accomplished its mission to destroy the Xindi weapon successfully, though Captain Archer was presumed dead in the explosion. The ship was returned to Earth by a Xindi-Aquatic cruiser following the end of the mission, though Enterprise made a slight detour to an alternate version of 1944 with the help of temporal agent Daniels. During this mission, Archer rejoined the ship after stopping Vosk's attempt to return to his own time, and subsequently bringing an end to the Temporal Cold War that had, for so long, plagued Enterprise's mission. (ENT: "Zero Hour", "Storm Front", "Storm Front, Part II")

Twenty-seven Enterprise crew members died during the search for the Xindi weapon. (ENT: "Home")

See also: Xindi incident.

After returning home Edit

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Enterprise flies above Earth

The members of Enterprise's crew were hailed as heroes upon returning to Earth, especially Captain Archer, for whom several schools were named. Enterprise was placed into drydock, where it began an extensive repair and refit. Modifications to the ship included a new captain's chair, an upgrade to the transporter, and repainted door panels. (ENT: "Home")

In May of 2154, a group of rogue Augments, left over from the Eugenics Wars, stole a Klingon Bird-of-Prey and killed its entire crew. The Klingon Empire threatened United Earth with war, unless the Augments were apprehended. After a debriefing and refit, Enterprise was relaunched with Arik Soong on board to try to hunt down the Augments on the border of the Orion Syndicate. After several brief firefights with Orion interceptors, the Augments found Enterprise, took Soong aboard their ship, and set course to Cold Station 12. Enterprise pursued but failed to stop Soong from taking thousands of unborn Augment embryos. Soong then headed to the Briar Patch; however, the Augments turned on him, and headed to a Klingon colony to attempt the release of several types of pathogens into the atmosphere. Enterprise arrived in time to stop the Augments, destroying them and their Bird-of-Prey. (ENT: "Borderland", "Cold Station 12", "The Augments")

When the United Earth Embassy on Vulcan was bombed, Enterprise was ordered to the Vulcan system to investigate. The Vulcan High Command postulated that the Syrrannites had been behind the bombing. The crew discovered a bomb still in the wreckage of the embassy and confirmed that DNA of a well-known Syrrannite, T'Pau, was on the bomb, but this was later discovered to be faked. Archer and T'Pol went on a quest to find T'Pau in The Forge, leaving Enterprise in command of Commander Tucker. After challenging V'Las' evidence on the bombing, Ambassador Soval was thrown out of the High Command and decided to stay aboard the ship with the Humans. Enterprise was eventually ordered to leave the system, and refused to do so with its captain still on the planet, causing a skirmish with the Vulcans. Soval informed Acting Captain Tucker that the Vulcan High Command was preparing to attack Andoria. Enterprise traveled to a nearby nebula where they warned the Andorians, and then assisted them when the two fleets engaged each other. The Vulcan High Command called off the attack after only a short time, due to political changes – back on their homeworld – that caused the High Command to withdraw. The discovery of the ancient texts of Surak caused the dismissal of the High Command, and Starfleet activity was no longer to be regulated by the Vulcans. (ENT: "The Forge", "Awakening", "Kir'Shara")

Some time after the Vulcan Reformation, Emory Erickson performed a major overhaul of the transporter in an experiment on Enterprise, boosting the transporter range to more than 40,000 kilometers. The upgrade replaced the old transporter control pedestal with a much more advanced control system. The upgrade turned out to be part of a ruse to try to get back his son, who had been lost in a transporter accident, many years before. (ENT: "Daedalus")

Later in 2154, two officers were infected with a silicon-based virus whilst on an away mission. The virus was used by the Organians to test races, then, if passing, make first contact with them. As a result, a part of Enterprise had to be sealed off in quarantine. (ENT: "Observer Effect")

In November of 2154, Enterprise carried a Tellarite delegation, including Ambassador Gral, to Babel. On the way there, the starship received a distress call from the Andorian warship Kumari. The warship had been attacked by an unknown ship, although Andorian Commander Shran blamed the Tellarites for the destruction of his vessel. Eventually, the crew of Enterprise learned that the Kumari had been attacked by a prototype Romulan drone-ship which was able to holographically disguise itself as other vessels. Gral and Shran eventually managed to work out their differences, and Enterprise rendezvoused with a Tellarite transport ship which returned Gral and his delegation to Tellar Prime. Enterprise continued to Andor, where Captain Archer and Commander Shran encountered the Aenar, a blind race of telepaths. A member of the Aenar, Jhamel, returned to Enterprise with Archer and Shran, and assisted in the destruction of the drone-ships which the Romulans had launched from their home system. Again, the starship journeyed to Andor, where Shran and Jhamel left the ship. (ENT: "Babel One", "United", "The Aenar")

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Enterprise (top) attempts a risky personnel transfer with Columbia

Enterprise returned to Earth on November 27, 2154. While there, Chief Engineer Charles Tucker transferred to the new NX-02, Columbia. On Earth, Doctor Phlox was assaulted and captured by Rigelians. Enterprise followed the warp trail of a Rigelian freighter which had left Earth, two hours after Phlox's abduction. When the starship arrived at the freighter's coordinates, the Rigelian craft had been seriously damaged and only wreckage remained. As Enterprise's crew attempted to determine the identity of the freighter's destroyer, a Klingon vessel attacked the starship. An away team from the Klingon craft beamed aboard and sabotaged Enterprise's systems. Although the Klingons returned to their ship, Enterprise was unable to follow, due to the sabotage. (ENT: "Affliction") In the end, Enterprise was repaired thanks to a risky maneuver on the part of Columbia, when Tucker was sent back to his old ship via a grappler wire extended between the two ships while at warp. Columbia and Enterprise then took on the mission of rescuing Phlox together. The crews were able to also save the Klingon species, with the help of Phlox, from a mutated version of a virus combined with Augment DNA. The infected Klingons were left with flat foreheads like Humans, without cranial ridges, a state from which it took almost a century for them to recover. (ENT: "Divergence")

A few days after this Klingon mission, an Orion man named Harrad-Sar came to present an offer to Archer; he would allow Starfleet use of a planet he had discovered, rich in magnesite. Starfleet would do the mining, and he would get ten percent of the shares. To seal the deal, three Orion slave girls were given, as a gift, to Captain Archer. The girls were able to seduce the crew by controlling the men, and disable the women. Tucker and T'Pol, the only two unaffected, were able to foil their plans. Harrad-Sar came to drag Enterprise back to the Orion Syndicate, because they wanted Archer's head, whether or not it was attached to his body. The crew of Enterprise stopped him by sending a shock through the deflector and disabling his ship. (ENT: "Bound")

Enterprise was also present when Earth's leadership announced new trade relations with Vulcan, Andor, Tellar, and Coridan. The members of Enterprise's crew were hailed as heroes laying the ground work for that alliance, a precursor to the formation of the United Federation of Planets. During this conference, the crew was instrumental in thwarting the militant Terra Prime organization, preventing efforts to eject all non-Humans after Terra Prime hijacked the Mars verteron array. (ENT: "Terra Prime")

Retirement Edit

Enterprise was retired in 2161 to make way for new, more advanced starships. It was then placed in a Federation museum, where it still remained in the 24th century. (ENT: "These Are the Voyages...")

It is unknown how or if Enterprise participated in the Earth-Romulan War.

Achievements Edit

Enterprise's voyages of exploration were not entirely into unknown territory, as the ship was aided by the Vulcan star charts. However, it participated in several historically significant events, such as the discovery of the Temporal Cold War, (ENT: "Broken Bow") the return to Terra Nova, (ENT: "Terra Nova") continued involvement in Vulcan/Andorian hostilities, (ENT: "The Andorian Incident", et al.) the destruction of the colony on Paraagan II, (ENT: "Shockwave") the first Human encounter with a non-corporeal lifeform, (ENT: "The Crossing") the discovery of a lost Human tribe in the Delphic Expanse, (ENT: "North Star") the Xindi incident, (ENT: "The Expanse", et al.) the Augment Crisis, (ENT: "Borderland", et al.) the Vulcan Reformation (ENT: "The Forge", et al.) and the formation of the first alliance with the Vulcans, Andorians and Tellarites (ENT: "Babel One"), which led to the founding of the Coalition of Planets. (ENT: "Terra Prime")

Enterprise also made Earth's first contact with numerous species, including:

Command crew Edit

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The regular command crew of Enterprise NX-01
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Enterprise's dedication plaque, located to the left of the bridge turbolift

Alternate timelines Edit

2153 through 2165 Edit

In one alternate timeline, Captain Archer's brain was infected with interspatial parasites in October of 2153. These parasites caused him to develop anterograde amnesia, and led to him being relieved of command. Subcommander T'Pol received a field commission from Starfleet, becoming the ship's new captain. She continued the search for the Xindi weapon.

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Enterprise, severely damaged

In 2154, the crew of Enterprise learned the weapon was being built at Azati Prime. But as they drew close, the ship was attacked by two Xindi-Reptilian vessels. The ship suffered substantial damage: thirteen crew members died, including Travis Mayweather, and twenty-three were injured. In addition, the starboard nacelle was out of commission, limiting the ship to warp 1.7. By the time Enterprise reached Azati Prime at that speed, the weapon had been launched. Enterprise managed to follow it back to Earth through a subspace vortex, but the crew's efforts were in vain and Earth was destroyed.

In 2155, Enterprise led one of several convoys of survivors to Ceti Alpha V, where Humanity hoped to resettle, to escape the wrath of the Xindi. When the ship arrived there in 2156, T'Pol turned command over to Commander Tucker; the ship's new responsibility was to patrol the Ceti Alpha system. The ship was upgraded with shields provided by General Shran of the Andorian Imperial Guard.

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The bridge explodes, shortly before Enterprise does

In 2165, Enterprise was attacked by Xindi forces that had finally located Ceti Alpha, just as Archer and T'Pol had returned to the ship to attempt a treatment that would cure Archer. During the treatment, it was discovered that destruction of the parasites in the present erased them in the past; curing Archer of the parasites would change history, so that he was never infected. In a desperate bid to change the timeline and save Earth, Archer and T'Pol vaporized the ship in a subspace implosion, thus preventing the parasites in Archer's brain from ever having infected him, creating a new timeline. (ENT: "Twilight")

2037 Edit

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The alternate Enterprise

In a different alternate timeline, the ship's trip through a subspace corridor from the Kovaalan nebula to the Xindi Council planet in February 2154 would have sent it to the year 2037. The particle wake from a damaged impulse manifold caused the corridor to shift in time. Unable to return to the present, Captain Archer decided to wait in the Delphic Expanse until the ship could stop the Xindi destroyer/probe from attacking Earth.

To survive for all that time, Enterprise forged alliances with other species, trading its advanced technology for food and supplies. The ship even acquired alien crew members, such as Archer's wife, Esilia; his great-granddaughter remained a member of the crew. With time, the ship acquired advances from other races as well. By 2154, its atmosphere processors had been doubled in efficiency, it acquired an isomagnetic collector from the Ikaarans, and it had a tractor beam installed. In addition, Haradin traders provided the technology to upgrade the plasma injectors and allow the ship to reach warp 6.9 for a brief time, but the ship's injectors were too old to take the stress, and so they couldn't use the technology. The ship had been repeatedly detected by Xindi tracking stations, but the readings were never confirmed.

By 2153, all of the original crew had died except for T'Pol, now more in touch with her emotions than she had been in the past. Lorian was in command of the ship, Karyn Archer was executive officer and pilot, and Greer was tactical officer. Enterprise's crew tried to stop the Xindi probe from being launched at Earth, but Lorian gave the order to ram it too late, and the probe departed. In 2154, Enterprise rendezvoused with the Enterprise of that time period, just before it entered the corridor.

Lorian provided Archer with the Haradin specifications, but the future T'Pol intervened, showing that performing the upgrade was too dangerous. She suggested Enterprise upgrade its impulse manifold to reduce particle wake, but Lorian refused to let Archer carry out the plan; he stole the 2154 ship's injectors to use them himself. The two Enterprises deadlocked in space battle, and Lorian eventually relented, agreeing to follow Archer's plan; Archer's Enterprise made it safely through the corridor. (ENT: "E²")

The fate of Lorian's Enterprise is unknown. It may have been destroyed by the Kovaalans it was fighting at last sight, it may have escaped, or it may have been erased from history by allowing the 2154 Enterprise to make it through the corridor.
The Starships Enterprise
United Earth: XCV 330 • NX-01
Federation: NCC-1701 • NCC-1701-A • NCC-1701-B • NCC-1701-C • NCC-1701-D • NCC-1701-E • NCC-1701-J
Terran Empire (Mirror Universe): NX-01 • NCC-1701
Federation (Alternate Reality): NCC-1701
NX-class starships
NX prototypes: NX-Alpha • NX-Beta • NX-Delta
Commissioned ships: Enterprise NX-01 • Columbia NX-02 • NX-03 • NX-04
Mirror universe: ISS Enterprise NX-01 • ISS Avenger NX-09

Appendices Edit

Background information Edit

Unlike later ships to bear the name, the NX Enterprise is generally referred to as a proper name, without a "the", in the manner that one refers to James T. Kirk's ship, the USS Enterprise.

Among Rick Berman's initial thoughts, upon creating Star Trek: Enterprise, was that he wanted the new series to be set on a spaceship that was heading out rather than making a return journey home, in order to differentiate the craft from the likes of Deep Space 9 and the USS Voyager. The fact that the ship was planned to be the focus of a weekly series, which viewers would hopefully watch each week, meant that the design of its bridge was purposefully made to look comfortable and less claustrophobic than a submarine interior. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 134, pp. 12 & 76) Production designer Herman Zimmerman contemplated the importance of the vessel's lineage while orchestrating the ship's design. He subsequently mused, "In the case of Star Trek, it's a special kind of vehicle – no pun intended – for storytelling because it has such a rich history." (Broken Bow, paperback ed., p. 261)

Enterprise was the first "hero" ship in a Star Trek series for which the development of its design was aided by CGI. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 136, p. 34) The fact that the ship was planned to be portrayed on-screen over the course of seven years was not on CGI illustrator Doug Drexler's mind, though, as he set to work on creating a preliminary approval CGI model of the vessel, which he originally assumed would serve merely as a quick mock-up. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 26)

In the proceedings before Enterprise's initial airing, this ship was repeatedly referred to as the SS Enterprise. (Broken Bow, paperback ed., p. 260; Star Trek: Communicator issue 134, p. 76) The UPN press kit promoting the series included a blurred photograph that seemed to be of a door or a corridor aboard the ship, which stirred up online fan speculation about what the image showed. Rick Berman later responded, "That's actually funny. We had no art which was approved at that point and that was an out-of-focus picture that was actually taken on one of our sets." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 134, p. 15) The prototype CG model of the ship garnered promotion for the vessel, prior to the launch of the series. "It appeared very early on in print before the high resolution model was ready," offered Doug Drexler. [2] The vessel's early publicity also included Archer actor Scott Bakula giving Entertainment Tonight a tour of the Enterprise sets. (Cinefantastique, Vol. 33, No. 5, p. 19)

Although both Herman Zimmerman and Doug Drexler favored a slightly bronze tint for Enterprise's hull, this coloration was altered after they sent the approval CG model of the craft to Foundation Imaging, to be refined into the high resolution version of the ship, for production. Regarding the alteration in color, Drexler later conceded, "I don’t know where that change originated." [3]

At the time the high-resolution model was created, Enterprise was technically the most photorealistic ship ever built for Star Trek. Fully meaning for that eventual model to be shown over the projected seven-year series run, Foundation Imaging attempted to make it as detailed as they possibly could. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, pp. 25 & 26)

No practical studio models of Enterprise were ever made for the series; it was the first Star Trek main ship to be depicted without the creation of a practical model. However, Doug Drexler did create a paper miniature of the vessel, a study model for Foundation Imaging to view what the ship would probably look like from certain angles. (Star Trek Monthly issue 86, pp. 21 & 22)

During Star Trek: Enterprise's ultimately four-season run, the NX-class Enterprise appeared in all episodes of the series except for the two-parter "In a Mirror, Darkly" and "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" (though its mirror counterpart did appear in the former episode).

Doug Drexler had a concept for the development of Enterprise that was never used on the show. "My idea was that at the end of the fourth season, the ship would put into drydock for a major refit," he explained. "After four years, out there, dealing with unknowns, it would be time to upgrade the ship based on everything they had learned." [4]

The distinctive Enterprise NX-01 emblem was created by Wendy Drapanas, (Star Trek: Communicator issue 144, p. 36) (Also see Assignment patch)

A great number of panels from the Enterprise sets have been sold off in the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] A shelf, seen inside the set for the crew quarters, was also sold off at the auction. [17]

Also in the alternate reality, a model of Enterprise can be seen on Admiral Alexander Marcus' desk.

Apocrypha Edit

Enterprise is featured in the first few levels of the Star Trek: Encounters video game. Its levels are based off of the third season of Enterprise, and involve the search and destruction of the Xindi weapon, as well as defeating the plans of the Sphere Builders. In addition, Enterprise appears in the game's last level, when a temporal anomaly appears near Earth. When the anomaly causes the USS Enterprise-E to vanish, Enterprise is left alone to battle a fleet of Dominion warships. In the end, Enterprise NX-01 joins forces with the USS Enterprise-A, Enterprise-E, the USS Defiant, and USS Voyager to defeat a combined Xindi, Klingon, Romulan, Dominion, and Borg fleet.

In the Pocket ENT novel Beneath the Raptor's Wing, the Latin phrase "Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit" was added to Enterprise's mission patch. It was chosen, and then translated, from a speech given by Zefram Cochrane before his disappearance.

In the alternate reality, Enterprise appears as a holographic depiction in young James T. Kirk's bedroom near the start of the comic "Operation: Annihilate, Part 1".

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