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"Isn't it amazing? This ship used to be a nuclear missile!"
"It is a historical irony that Doctor Cochrane would use an instrument of mass destruction to inaugurate an era of peace."

– Picard and Data, 2063 (Star Trek: First Contact)

The Phoenix was an Earth spaceship used in the 21st century. It was the first Earth-made, manned spacecraft to achieve light speed using warp drive. The Phoenix is remembered as the ship that instigated Earth's First Contact with Vulcans.

History

Dr. Zefram Cochrane, the inventor of warp drive, built this warp ship inside a missile complex in Bozeman, Montana. The ship was initially a United States Air Force nuclear missile with a titanium casing. The titanium took six months for Lily Sloane to scrounge enough to build the four-meter cockpit of the Phoenix. Dr. Cochrane was the pilot, and Lily Sloane was initially intended to be one of the co-pilots. However, William Riker and Geordi La Forge (both of the USS Enterprise-E, from 2373) served as the crew.

On April 4th 2063, less than forty-eight hours away from launch, a group of Borg from the 24th century attempted to destroy the Phoenix. They managed to cause significant damage to various sections of the fuselage and the primary intercooler system. The damaged throttle assembly was leaking dangerous levels of theta radiation. There were temperature variations in the fuel manifold, the intermix chamber needed to be reconstructed, and there was a damaged warp plasma conduit that needed to be replaced. All damage was repaired in time for the launch, with the help of the crew of the Enterprise, which had pursued the Borg from the future.

On April 5th, around 11 am, the Phoenix was launched. First-stage shutdown and separation were performed in orbit. The nacelles were extended, the warp core and plasma injectors were brought on-line, and the nacelles were charged. It took several seconds to accelerate to critical velocity. Light speed was then achieved by the craft. The second stage of the craft had chemical engines. (Star Trek: First Contact; VOY: "Year of Hell")

On the computer display inside the Phoenix, the warp drive is called the "space warp generator."

The first flight of the Phoenix attracted the attention of a passing Vulcan ship, the T'Plana-Hath, causing the Vulcans to decide to make First Contact. First Contact Day was celebrated annually to commemorate this First Contact between Humans and Vulcans. (VOY: "Homestead")

A model of the Phoenix was kept in Travis Mayweather's old quarters aboard the ECS Horizon. (ENT: "Horizon") Admiral Maxwell Forrest kept a similar model in his office on Earth. (ENT: "The Expanse", "Home")

A photograph of the Phoenix was on display in the 602 Club on Earth. A similar picture graced a wall of Admiral Forrest's office on Earth in 2154. (ENT: "First Flight", "Home")

By the 24th century, the Phoenix was an exhibit in the Smithsonian Institution. Jean-Luc Picard saw the exhibit many times as a boy, but was never allowed to touch it. The blueprints of the Phoenix were available on Federation starships. (Star Trek: First Contact)

Alternate timelines

In the mirror universe, the Phoenix was known as the first Terran warp ship. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly", opening credits)

Phoenix model — A model of the *Phoenix*

In 2259 of the alternate reality, a model of the the Phoenix was included in a historic display of miniature space and aircraft inside Admiral Alexander Marcus' office on Earth. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Appendices

Background information

Phoenix top view — A lateral cross-section of the *Phoenix*

The Phoenix was named after the mythical bird. (Star Trek Encyclopedia 2nd ed., p. 357)

The Phoenix is described in virtually all non-canon reference sources as the prototype of warp drive. Dialogue in Star Trek: First Contact and subsequent episodes, however, leave room for the unmanned prototype test of warp drive, prior to the launch of the Phoenix, as described in Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual. If such a test took place, it would have also been in 2063, as this was the year Dr. Cochrane tested his first warp engine. Cochrane described the launch as his "first warp flight" and Kathryn Janeway included Dr. Cochrane in her list of legendary pilots. It is safe to assume this was at least the first manned warp ship of Earth. (ENT: "Regeneration"; VOY: "Friendship One", "Threshold"; Star Trek: First Contact)

The actual "launch vehicle" seen in the silo was an old, deactivated Titan II missile, with a custom capsule fitted over the original nose cone.

According to the non-canon Star Trek Fact Files and the Star Trek Encyclopedia, the missile type of the Phoenix launch vehicle was a "Titan V" nuclear missile. However, the Titan 5 was not a missile; it was a three-engine payload rocket which launched from a launchpad, not a silo.

At one point during the writing of First Contact, the writers of the film considered what might power the matter-antimatter reaction chamber aboard the Phoenix, in lieu of dilithium crystals. Co-writer Ronald D. Moore later recalled, "We had talked about it being from something modified from the thermonuclear warhead – that somehow setting off the fission reaction was what kicked it off." (Star Trek Monthly issue 45, p. 46)

Footage of the Phoenix from First Contact was reused in the title sequence for Star Trek: Enterprise.

The Artisan prop and model shop of Quantum Mechanix, QMx FX Cinema Arts, was asked to illustrate the history of space flight with models for Star Trek Into Darkness. They constructed fourteen models in total. On their website, there was a picture of the Phoenix model. [1]

External links

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-:''For similarly referenced terms, see [[Phoenix (disambiguation)]].''
+{{aquote|Isn't it amazing? This ship used to be a nuclear missile!"<br />"It is a historical irony that Doctor Cochrane would use an instrument of mass destruction to inaugurate an era of peace.|Picard and [[Data]]|2063|8}}
+The '''''Phoenix''''' was an [[Earth]] spaceship used in the [[21st century]]. It was the first Earth-made, manned spacecraft to achieve [[light speed]] using [[warp drive]]. The ''Phoenix'' is remembered as the ship that instigated Earth's [[First Contact#Human-Vulcan first contact|First Contact]] with [[Vulcan]]s.
+== History ==
+[[Doctor|Dr]]. [[Zefram Cochrane]], the inventor of warp drive, built this warp ship inside a missile complex in [[Bozeman]], [[Montana]]. The ship was initially a [[United States Air Force]] [[nuclear weapon|nuclear missile]] with a [[titanium]] casing. The titanium took six months for [[Lily Sloane]] to scrounge enough to build the four-[[meter]] cockpit of the ''Phoenix''. Dr. Cochrane was the pilot, and Lily Sloane was initially intended to be one of the co-pilots. However, [[William T. Riker|William Riker]] and [[Geordi La Forge]] (both of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}, from [[2373]]) served as the crew.
+On [[April|April 4th]] [[2063]], less than forty-eight hours away from launch, a group of [[Borg]] from the [[24th century]] attempted to destroy the ''Phoenix''. They managed to cause significant damage to various sections of the fuselage and the primary [[Plasma intercooler|intercooler]] system. The damaged throttle assembly was leaking dangerous levels of [[theta radiation]]. There were temperature variations in the fuel manifold, the [[intermix chamber]] needed to be reconstructed, and there was a damaged [[Plasma conduit|warp plasma conduit]] that needed to be replaced. All damage was repaired in time for the launch, with the help of the crew of the ''Enterprise'', which had pursued the Borg from the future.
+On April 5th, around 11 am, the ''Phoenix'' was launched. First-stage shutdown and separation were performed in [[orbit]]. The [[nacelle]]s were extended, the [[warp core]] and [[plasma injector]]s were brought on-line, and the nacelles were charged. It took several seconds to accelerate to critical velocity. Light speed was then achieved by the craft. The second stage of the craft had chemical engines. ({{film|8}}; {{VOY|Year of Hell}})
+{{bginfo|On the computer display inside the ''Phoenix'', the warp drive is called the "space warp generator."}}
+The first flight of the ''Phoenix'' attracted the attention of a passing Vulcan ship, the ''[[T'Plana-Hath (starship)|T'Plana-Hath]]'', causing the Vulcans to decide to make First Contact. [[First Contact Day]] was celebrated annually to commemorate this First Contact between [[Human]]s and Vulcans. ({{VOY|Homestead}})
+A [[model]] of the ''Phoenix'' was kept in [[Travis Mayweather]]'s old [[quarters]] aboard the {{ECS|Horizon}}. ({{ENT|Horizon}}) [[Admiral]] [[Maxwell Forrest]] kept a similar model in his office on Earth. ({{ENT|The Expanse|Home}})
-The '''''Phoenix''''' was an [[Earth]] spaceship used in the [[21st century]]. She was the first manned space craft to achieve the [[speed of light]] with [[warp drive|warp drive]]. She is remembered as the ship that instigated the [[First Contact#Human-Vulcan first contact|first contact]] with [[Vulcan]]s.
+A photograph of the ''Phoenix'' was on display in the [[602 Club]] on Earth. A similar picture graced a wall of Admiral Forrest's office on Earth in [[2154]]. ({{ENT|First Flight|Home}})
-Dr. [[Zefram Cochrane]], the inventor of warp drive,  built this warp ship inside a missile complex in [[Bozeman]], [[Montana]]. The ship was initially an [[United States Air Force]] [[nuclear weapon|nuclear missile]] with [[titanium]] casing. It took [[Lily Sloane]] six months to scrounge enough titanium to build the four-meter cockpit of the ''Phoenix''. Dr. Cochrane was the pilot, Lily Sloane was initially intended to be one of the co-pilots. [[William T. Riker|William Riker]] and [[Geordi La Forge]] (both of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}, from [[2373]]), however served as the crew.
+By the [[24th century]], the ''Phoenix'' was an exhibit in the [[Smithsonian Institution]]. [[Jean-Luc Picard]] saw the exhibit many times as a boy, but was never allowed to touch it. The blueprints of the ''Phoenix'' were available on Federation starships. ({{film|8}})
-On [[April|April 4th]] [[2063]], less than 48 hours away from launch, the [[Borg]] from the [[24th century]] attempted to destroy the ''Phoenix''. They managed to cause significant damage to various sections of the fuselage and the primary [[Plasma intercooler|intercooler]] system. The damaged throttle assembly was leaking dangerous levels of [[theta radiation]]. There were temperature variations in the fuel manifold. The [[intermix chamber]] needed to be reconstructed. There was also a damaged [[Plasma conduit|warp plasma conduit]] that needed to be replaced. All damages were repaired in time for the launch.
+== Alternate timelines ==
-On April 5th, around 11 am, the warp flight is launched. First-stage shutdown and separation is performed in orbit. [[Nacelle]]s are extended, the [[warp core]] and [[plasma injector]]s are brought on-line and the nacelles are charged. It takes several seconds to accelerate to the speed where the [[warp barrier]] is broken. Light speed is then obtained by the craft. The second stage also has chemical engines. ({{film|8}}; {{VOY|Year of Hell}})
+In the [[mirror universe]], the ''Phoenix'' was known as the first Terran warp ship. ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly}}, ''opening credits'')
+[[File:Phoenix model.jpg|thumb|A model of the ''Phoenix'']]
-:''On the computer display inside the Phoenix the warp drive is called the "space warp generator".''
+In [[2259]] of the [[alternate reality]], a [[model]] of the the ''Phoenix'' was included in a historic display of miniature space and aircraft inside Admiral {{alt|Alexander Marcus}}' office on Earth. ({{film|12}})
+== Appendices ==
-The first flight of the ''Phoenix'' attracted the attention of a passing Vulcan ship, the [[T'Plana-Hath (starship)|''T'Plana-Hath'']]. The Vulcans decided to make first contact. [[First Contact Day]] is celebrated annually to commemorate this First Contact between Humans and Vulcans. ({{VOY|Homestead}})
+=== See also ===
+* [[Bonaventure (C1-21)|''Bonaventure'']]
+=== Background information ===
-A [[model]] of the ''Phoenix'' was kept in [[Travis Mayweather]]'s old [[crew quarters|quarters]] aboard the {{ECS|Horizon}}. ({{ENT|Horizon}})
+[[File:Phoenix top view.jpg|thumb|left|A lateral cross-section of the ''Phoenix'']]
+The ''Phoenix'' was named after the {{w|Phoenix (mythology)|mythical bird}}. (''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' 2nd ed., p. 357)
+The ''Phoenix'' is described in virtually all non-[[canon]] reference sources as the prototype of warp drive. Dialogue in {{film|8}} and subsequent episodes, however, leave room for the unmanned prototype test of warp drive, prior to the launch of the ''Phoenix'', as described in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]''. If such a test took place, it would have also been in 2063, as this was the year Dr. Cochrane tested his first warp engine. Cochrane described the launch as his "first warp flight" and [[Kathryn Janeway]] included Dr. Cochrane in her list of legendary pilots. It is safe to assume this was at least the first manned warp ship of Earth. ({{ENT|Regeneration}}; {{VOY|Friendship One|Threshold}}; {{film|8}})
-[[Admiral]] [[Maxwell Forrest]] kept a similar model in his office on [[Earth]]. ({{ENT|The Expanse|Home}})
+The actual "launch vehicle" seen in the silo was an old, deactivated ''[[Titan II]]'' missile, with a custom capsule fitted over the original nose cone.
-A photograph of the Phoenix was on display in the [[602 Club]] on [[Earth]]. A similar picture graced a wall of Admiral Forrest's office on [[Earth]] in [[2154]]. ({{ENT|First Flight|Home}})
+According to the non-canon ''[[Star Trek Fact Files]]'' and the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', the missile type of the ''Phoenix'' launch vehicle was a "Titan V" nuclear missile. However, the Titan 5 was not a missile; it was a three-engine payload rocket which launched from a launchpad, not a silo.
-By the [[24th century]], the ''Phoenix'' was an exhibit in the [[Smithsonian Institution]]. [[Jean-Luc Picard]] saw the exhibit many times as a boy, but was never allowed to touch it. The blueprints of the ''Phoenix'' are available on Federation starships. ({{film|8}})
+At one point during the writing of ''First Contact'', the writers of the film considered what might power the [[matter-antimatter reaction]] chamber aboard the ''Phoenix'', in lieu of [[dilithium]] crystals. Co-writer [[Ronald D. Moore]] later recalled, "''We had talked about it being from something modified from the [[thermonuclear missile|thermonuclear warhead]] &ndash; that somehow setting off the fission reaction was what kicked it off.''" ([[Star Trek Monthly issue 45|''Star Trek Monthly'' issue 45]], p. 46)
-==Background==
-[[Image:Phoenix top view.jpg|thumb|left|A lateral cross-section of the ''Phoenix'']]
-The ''Phoenix'' is described in virtually all non-canon reference sources as the prototype of warp drive. Dialogue in {{film|8}} and subsequent episodes however leave room for the unmanned prototype test of warp drive, prior to the launch of the ''Phoenix'', as described in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]''. If such a test took place it would have also been in 2063, as this was the year Dr. Cochrane tested his first warp engine. Cochrane called the launch as "his first warp flight" and [[Tom Paris]] included Dr. Cochrane in his list of legendary pilots. It is safe to assume this was at least the first manned warp ship of Earth. ({{ENT|Regeneration}}; {{VOY|Friendship One|Threshold}}; {{film|8}}).
+Footage of the ''Phoenix'' from ''First Contact'' was reused in the title sequence for ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''.
-The actual "launch vehicle" seen in the silo was an old, deactivated, [[Titan II|Titan II missile]], with a custom capsule fitted over the original nose cone.
+The Artisan prop and model shop of [[Quantum Mechanix]], QMx FX Cinema Arts, was asked to illustrate the history of space flight with models for ''Star Trek Into Darkness''. They constructed fourteen models in total. On their website, there was a picture of the ''Phoenix'' model. [http://www.qmxonline.com/news/stid-history-of-starflight-models/]
-Footage of the ''Phoenix'' from {{film|8}} was reused in the title sequence for ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''.
+=== External links ===
-According to the non-[[canon]] ''[[Star Trek Fact Files]]'', the missile type of the  ''Phoenix'' launch vehicle was a "Titan V" nuclear missile.
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