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The frozen world '''Rigel X''' is the [[tenth planets|tenth]] [[planet]] in the [[Rigel system]]. It is the site of a trade complex consisting of 36 levels and populated by numerous different species.
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'''Rigel X''' also known as '''The Rigel Colony''', was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[tenth planets|tenth]] [[planet]] in the [[Rigel system|Rigel]] [[star system|system]]. The planet was home to a native species of large [[fly|flies]] and a variety of colorful [[butterfly|butterflies]]. ({{ENT|Broken Bow|These Are the Voyages...}}) The planet was affiliated with the [[United Federation of Planets]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
   
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==Location==
Rigel X is home to a species of large [[fly|flies]] and a variety of colorful [[butterfly|butterflies]].
 
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Rigel X was located in the [[Kandari sector]], a region of space in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. [[Andor]] was located nearby, in the same sector, and [[Earth]] was less than ninety [[light year]]s away. ({{TNG|Conspiracy}} ''[[:File:USS Aleo.jpg|display graphic]]''; {{ENT|Broken Bow}})
   
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== History ==
In [[2151]], the [[Earth]] [[starship]] [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' NX-01]] visited Rigel X in its search for [[Klaang]], a [[Klingon]] who had been kidnapped from the ship by the [[Suliban Cabal]] shortly before. Klaang had previously visited Rigel X to make contact with [[Suliban]] dissident [[Sarin]]. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
 
 
[[File:Rigel X insects, Broken Bow.jpg|thumb|left|Butterflies and a large fly from Rigel X]]
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Some time before [[2151]], the Rigel Colony was established on Rigel X. The colony was a trade complex consisting of thirty-six levels and populated by numerous different species. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
   
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In 2151, the [[Klingon]] [[Klaang]] visited Rigel X to make contact with [[Suliban]] dissident [[Sarin]]. Rigel X was soon thereafter the first planet visited by {{EnterpriseNX}}; the [[Earth]] [[starship]] ''Enterprise'' visited Rigel X in its search for Klaang, who had been kidnapped from the ship by the [[Suliban Cabal]] shortly before. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
In [[2161]], ''Enterprise'' returned to Rigel X to help [[Shran]] rescue his daughter, [[Talla]]. ({{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}})
 
   
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While imprisoned at [[Tandaran]] [[Detention Complex 26]], [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] was reminded of ''Enterprise''{{'}}s visit to Rigel X, upon being questioned by Tandaran [[colonel]] [[Grat]]. Grat also informed Archer that several Tandaran men had seen the captain at Rigel X. ({{ENT|Detained}})
   
 
In [[2161]], ''Enterprise'' returned to Rigel X to help [[Thy'lek Shran|Shran]] rescue his daughter, [[Talla]]. It was the last world ''Enterprise'' visited before being decommissioned, which Captain Archer considered to be "poetic justice." ({{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}})
   
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Some time before [[2267]], Rigel X had become a Federation world. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
==Rigel X inhabitants==
 
*[[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Green-Skinned Aliens|Green-Skinned Aliens]]
 
*[[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Horned Alien|Horned Alien]]
 
*[[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Orange Alien|Orange Alien]]
 
*[[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Burlesque Show Alien|Burlesque Show Alien]]
 
*[[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Central Security Officer|Central Security Officer]]
 
*[[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Flirting Man|Flirting Man]]
 
*[[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Yellow Man|Yellow Man]]
 
*[[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Box Woman|Box Woman]]
 
*[[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Butterfly Dancers|Butterfly Dancers]]
 
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File:Rigel X insects, Broken Bow.jpg|Butterflies and a large fly from Rigel X
 
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==Background==
 
Rigel X is identified as the "Rigel colony" on a viewscreen in {{e|These Are the Voyages...}}.
 
   
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In 2267, Rigel X became the next target of the [[planet killer]], after it had disintegrated the planets in the nearby [[star system]]s [[L-370]] and [[L-374]]. The combined efforts of the [[starship]]s {{USS|Constellation|NCC-1017}} and {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} destroyed the extragalactic doomsday weapon before it reached this planet. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
   
 
==Rigel X inhabitants and visitors==
Since ''Enterprise'' managed to get from [[Earth]] to Rigel X in a few days, it seems impossible that this planet is orbiting the actual star [[Rigel]], which is about 770 [[light year]]s away from [[Sol]]. In order to cope with this dilemma, the "Beta Rigel system" between the Sol system and [[Qo'noS]] was created by ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' author [[Geoffrey Mandel]].
 
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:''See [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Rigel X Inhabitants|Rigel X inhabitants]] and [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Rigel X Gangsters|Rigel X gangsters]].''
   
 
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==Background information==
Rigel X was the first and last planet visited by ''Enterprise'' during the show's run. ({{ENT|Broken Bow|These Are the Voyages...}})
 
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Rigel X was identified as the "Rigel colony" on a viewscreen in {{e|These Are the Voyages...}}. Rigel was apparently not a name invented by Humans, since Vulcans and Klingons used this name in their native languages and the planet's location was not known to Humans before it was learned from the Vulcan star charts in {{e|Broken Bow}}. Rigel X was the first and last planet visited by ''Enterprise'', not only in the fictional sense but also on-screen from "Broken Bow" to "These Are the Voyages..."
   
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For {{e|Broken Bow}}, some scenes at the trade post were filmed at the [[Redondo Power Plant]] and [[Hyperion Water Treatment Plant]]. ("These Are the Voyages..." [[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 4 DVD]]) The exterior of the alien planet's outpost, including its landing platform, involved a real set. A [[CGI|CG]] model of the area, created by [[Eden FX]], was also used. "''That went through a couple of revisions as far as whether it was sitting on top of a mountain or built into the side,''" recalled Eden co-founder [[John Gross]]. "''Also the things on the roof that [the characters] stood next to [...] were about six feet tall, and we built everything to scale, but when we looked at our shots, [[Peter Lauritson]] commented that [the CG version] didn't look big enough. And he was right; it looked like it was the size of the set and we wanted it to look massive, so we shrunk all those things down and it looked much better.''" The variety of elements that were integrated together to portray the surface of Rigel X in "Broken Bow" additionally included a CG snowstorm. Snow in wide shots of the planet's surface incorporated the digital snow effects, but [[Ronald B. Moore]] also had Eden provide him with some CG snow which he combined with the live-action footage in the compositing bay. This helped ensure that the snow in the various shots looked consistent. ({{STTM|2|10|29}}) Eden's [[Fred Pincus]] was another visual effects artist who worked on representing the Rigel X complex in "Broken Bow", an assignment he particularly enjoyed doing. ({{STM|106}}, p. 43)
   
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For {{e|These Are the Voyages...}}, only a section of the trading complex was rebuilt, on [[Paramount Stage 9]]. ("These Are the Voyages..." [[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 4 DVD]])
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According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (p. 52), Rigel X was located in the "Beta Rigel system" between the [[Sol system]] and [[Qo'noS]], not around the real star [[Rigel]], which in the real world is located about 773 [[light year]]s away from Earth. This would solve a problem in the episode {{ENT|Two Days and Two Nights}}, wherein it is stated that 90 light years was the farthest away from Earth any Human had ever gone up to that point. Rigel X (Beta Rigel X) was classified as a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|P class planet]]. The planet was a member planet of both the United Rigel Colonies and the United Federation of Planets. Rigel X was admitted, along with the United Rigel Colonies, to the Federation in [[2202]]. The capital was the Rigel Trade Complex. The dominant species were the humanoid [[Rigellian]]s; however, there were many other species living on the planet. In [[2378]], there were 35.9 million people living on Rigel X.
   
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Rigel X also known as The Rigel Colony, was the inhabited tenth planet in the Rigel system. The planet was home to a native species of large flies and a variety of colorful butterflies. (ENT: "Broken Bow", "These Are the Voyages...") The planet was affiliated with the United Federation of Planets. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine")

Location

Rigel X was located in the Kandari sector, a region of space in the Alpha Quadrant. Andor was located nearby, in the same sector, and Earth was less than ninety light years away. (TNG: "Conspiracy" display graphic; ENT: "Broken Bow")

History

File:Rigel X insects, Broken Bow.jpg

Butterflies and a large fly from Rigel X

Some time before 2151, the Rigel Colony was established on Rigel X. The colony was a trade complex consisting of thirty-six levels and populated by numerous different species. (ENT: "Broken Bow")

In 2151, the Klingon Klaang visited Rigel X to make contact with Suliban dissident Sarin. Rigel X was soon thereafter the first planet visited by Enterprise NX-01; the Earth starship Enterprise visited Rigel X in its search for Klaang, who had been kidnapped from the ship by the Suliban Cabal shortly before. (ENT: "Broken Bow")

While imprisoned at Tandaran Detention Complex 26, Captain Jonathan Archer was reminded of Enterprise's visit to Rigel X, upon being questioned by Tandaran colonel Grat. Grat also informed Archer that several Tandaran men had seen the captain at Rigel X. (ENT: "Detained")

In 2161, Enterprise returned to Rigel X to help Shran rescue his daughter, Talla. It was the last world Enterprise visited before being decommissioned, which Captain Archer considered to be "poetic justice." (ENT: "These Are the Voyages...")

Some time before 2267, Rigel X had become a Federation world. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine")

In 2267, Rigel X became the next target of the planet killer, after it had disintegrated the planets in the nearby star systems L-370 and L-374. The combined efforts of the starships USS Constellation and USS Enterprise destroyed the extragalactic doomsday weapon before it reached this planet. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine")

Rigel X inhabitants and visitors

See Rigel X inhabitants and Rigel X gangsters.

Template:RigelSystem

Background information

Rigel X was identified as the "Rigel colony" on a viewscreen in "These Are the Voyages...". Rigel was apparently not a name invented by Humans, since Vulcans and Klingons used this name in their native languages and the planet's location was not known to Humans before it was learned from the Vulcan star charts in "Broken Bow". Rigel X was the first and last planet visited by Enterprise, not only in the fictional sense but also on-screen from "Broken Bow" to "These Are the Voyages..."

For "Broken Bow", some scenes at the trade post were filmed at the Redondo Power Plant and Hyperion Water Treatment Plant. ("These Are the Voyages..." text commentary, ENT Season 4 DVD) The exterior of the alien planet's outpost, including its landing platform, involved a real set. A CG model of the area, created by Eden FX, was also used. "That went through a couple of revisions as far as whether it was sitting on top of a mountain or built into the side," recalled Eden co-founder John Gross. "Also the things on the roof that [the characters] stood next to [...] were about six feet tall, and we built everything to scale, but when we looked at our shots, Peter Lauritson commented that [the CG version] didn't look big enough. And he was right; it looked like it was the size of the set and we wanted it to look massive, so we shrunk all those things down and it looked much better." The variety of elements that were integrated together to portray the surface of Rigel X in "Broken Bow" additionally included a CG snowstorm. Snow in wide shots of the planet's surface incorporated the digital snow effects, but Ronald B. Moore also had Eden provide him with some CG snow which he combined with the live-action footage in the compositing bay. This helped ensure that the snow in the various shots looked consistent. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 29) Eden's Fred Pincus was another visual effects artist who worked on representing the Rigel X complex in "Broken Bow", an assignment he particularly enjoyed doing. (Star Trek Monthly issue 106, p. 43)

For "These Are the Voyages...", only a section of the trading complex was rebuilt, on Paramount Stage 9. ("These Are the Voyages..." text commentary, ENT Season 4 DVD)

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 52), Rigel X was located in the "Beta Rigel system" between the Sol system and Qo'noS, not around the real star Rigel, which in the real world is located about 773 light years away from Earth. This would solve a problem in the episode ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights", wherein it is stated that 90 light years was the farthest away from Earth any Human had ever gone up to that point. Rigel X (Beta Rigel X) was classified as a P class planet. The planet was a member planet of both the United Rigel Colonies and the United Federation of Planets. Rigel X was admitted, along with the United Rigel Colonies, to the Federation in 2202. The capital was the Rigel Trade Complex. The dominant species were the humanoid Rigellians; however, there were many other species living on the planet. In 2378, there were 35.9 million people living on Rigel X.

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