Changes: USS Copernicus (NCC-640)

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For the 24th century starship with the same name, please see USS Copernicus (NCC-58637).

The USS Copernicus (NCC-640) was a 23rd century Federation Oberth-class starship operated by Starfleet

In 2286, it was docked in the Earth Spacedock when the Whale Probe disabled all orbiting starships and stations.

The former crew of the USS Enterprise traveled past the Copernicus in spacedock, while aboard a travel pod, en route to their new assignment on the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

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Background information

The Copernicus was named for Nicolaus Copernicus, who developed the heliocentric theory of the solar system. ^{(citation needed • edit)}

The Copernicus was not identified by name on screen, but was identified by production sources. ILM's Model Shop Supervisor Jeff Mann has stated, "We had an incident in the beginning of the film, where we needed a Reliant-class [sic.], so we put a new paint job on the old Reliant model, changed a small shuttle called the Grissom to the Copernicus and we added a back half to the shuttlecraft that Scotty flew around in Star Trek: The Motion Picture." (The Making of the Trek Films, 3rd ed., p. 68)

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, which confirms the above information, the registry of the Copernicus was "NCC-623". However, a screen cap from the next use of the model as the SS Tsiolkovsky in TNG Remastered's "The Naked Now" clearly showed the registry to be "NCC-640", being illegible in the original airing. For the TNG Remastered edition, the number was digitally changed to match the proper number in only one shot, in all other shots, the original number still appears on the model.

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-        Image= USS Copernicus.jpg
+|       image= USS Copernicus.jpg
-|        Name= USS Copernicus
+|        Name= USS ''Copernicus''
-|       Class= [[Oberth class|''Oberth'' class]]
+|          dt= USS ''Copernicus'' (NCC-640)
-|    Registry=
+|       Class= {{class|Oberth}}
+|    Registry= NCC-640
-| Affiliation= [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]]/[[Starfleet]]
+| owner      = {{Federation}}
+| operator   = [[Starfleet]]
 |      Status= Active
 |  Datestatus= 2286
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+{{disambiguation|the [[24th century]] starship with the same name|USS Copernicus (NCC-58637)}}
+The '''USS ''Copernicus'' (NCC-640)''' was a [[23rd century]] [[Federation]] {{class|Oberth}} [[starship]] operated by [[Starfleet]]
+In [[2286]], it was docked in the [[Earth Spacedock]] when the [[Whale Probe]] disabled all orbiting starships and stations.
-The '''USS ''Copernicus''''' was an [[Oberth class|''Oberth''-class]] [[Federation]] [[starship]] in service during the late [[23rd century]].
+The former crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} traveled past the ''Copernicus'' in spacedock, while aboard a [[travel pod]], ''en route'' to their new assignment on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|4}})
-In [[2286]], it was docked in [[Earth Spacedock]] when the [[Whale probe]] disabled all orbiting starships and stations.
+{{OberthClassStarships}}
-The former crew of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] traveled past the ''Copernicus'' in Spacedock, while aboard a [[travel pod]], en route to their new assignment, the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-A)]]. ({{film|4}})
-==Background==
+==Background information==
-The ''Copernicus'' was named for [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], who developed the heliocentric theory of the solar system.
+The ''Copernicus'' was named for {{w|Nicolaus Copernicus}}, who developed the heliocentric theory of the solar system. {{incite}}
-The ''Copernicus'' was not identified on screen, but comes from production sources. According to ''[[Trek: The Unauthorized Story of the Movies]]'', in a section the cost savings measures used during the film, it was stated that in addition to the reuse of the [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] and [[USS Reliant|''Reliant'']] (repainted as the [[USS Saratoga (NCC-1867)|''Saratoga'']]), the "''Copernicus'' seen in ''Star Trek IV'' was the model of the Grissom from ''The Search for Spock''."
+The ''Copernicus'' was not identified by name on screen, but was identified by production sources. [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]]'s Model Shop Supervisor [[Jeff Mann]] has stated, "''We had an incident in the beginning of the film, where we needed a [[Miranda class|''Reliant''-class]] ''[sic.]'', so we put a new paint job on the old [[Miranda class model|''Reliant'' model]], changed a small shuttle called the [[USS Grissom (NCC-638)|''Grissom'']] to the ''Copernicus'' and we added a back half to the shuttlecraft that [[Scotty]] flew around in {{film|1}}.''" (''[[The Making of the Trek Films]]'', 3rd ed., p. 68)
-According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', which confirms the above information, the registry of the ''Copernicus'' was "NCC-623".
-{{OberthClassStarships}}
+According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', which confirms the above information, the registry of the ''Copernicus'' was "NCC-623". However, a screen cap from the next use of the model as the {{SS|Tsiolkovsky}} in [[TNG-R|TNG Remastered]]'s {{e|The Naked Now}} clearly showed the registry to be "NCC-640", being illegible in the original airing. For the TNG Remastered edition, the number was digitally changed to match the proper number in only one shot, in all other shots, the original number still appears on the model.
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+[[Category:Federation starships|Copernicus, USS (NCC-00640)]]