Editing Starship Enterprise (section)

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[[File:enterprise NX-01.jpg|thumb|left|The eponymous ''Enterprise'' is depicted in service 100 years before the events in the original ''Star Trek''.]]
'''Ship:''' [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise,'' NX-01]]<br />
'''Introduction''': ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' (2001–2005)<br />
United Earth Starfleet's ''Enterprise'' is the main setting of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', which takes places a century before the original ''Star Trek''. Under the command of Captain [[Jonathan Archer]], the vessel is the first Earth-built starship capable of reaching [[Technology in Star Trek#Warp_speeds|Warp 5]]. Initial designs of the ''Enterprise'' were deemed too similar to the original 1960s vessel.<ref name="mandalinterview">{{cite web |last=Nogueira |first=Salvador |date=October 1, 2002 |title=Interview: ENTERPRISE and VOYAGER Graphic Artist Geoffrey Mandel Talks Designing in the Series and Films, and His New STAR TREK Atlas: STAR CHARTS! |url=http://www.trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=xCW9imJ8mIzUQ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606094846/http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=xCW9imJ8mIzUQ |archive-date=June 6, 2012 |access-date=December 28, 2013 |publisher=TrekWeb}}</ref> The final design, created by [[Doug Drexler]], is based on the features of the ''Akira'' class created by [[Alex Jaeger|Alex Jeager]] for ''Star Trek: First Contact''.
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[[File:EnterpriseJ.jpg|thumb|left|As part of the show's Temporal Cold War arc, Captain Archer travels to the 26th century's ''Enterprise''-J in "[[Azati Prime]]".]]
'''Ship:''' USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701-J<br />
'''Introduction:''' "[[Azati Prime]]" episode of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' (2004)<br />
A third-season episode of ''Enterprise'' involves Captain Archer being transported to the 26th-century ''Enterprise''-J. [[Doug Drexler]] drew the first design only two days prior to the production meeting for the episode. The computer-generated model was created in a few hours, and Drexler later said that they would have finished it differently.<ref>{{cite web |last=Drexler |first=Doug |date=June 27, 2010 |title=Enterprise J Sketchbook |url=http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/enterprise-j-sketchbook/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126214009/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/enterprise-j-sketchbook/ |archive-date=January 26, 2013 |access-date=September 28, 2013 |publisher=The Drex Files}}</ref> He imagined that the vessel was so large that there would be universities and entire parks on board, with the [[Elevator|turbolifts]] replaced by short range [[Transporter (Star Trek)|transporters]]. More than one design was created, with the final version created with elements from different designs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Drexler |first=Doug |date=February 16, 2009 |title=Enterprise J Search |url=http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/enterprise-j-search/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117224511/http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/enterprise-j-search/ |archive-date=November 17, 2011 |access-date=September 28, 2013 |publisher=The Drex Files}}</ref>{{Clear}}