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The USS Grissom was named for astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom; the same model would be used to depict other science vessels in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. [9] The Excelsior was a new design that ILM felt was a better rendition of a Federation starship—sleeker and more modern than the Enterprise. [29]
Additionally, the Next Generation team used models from the first three Star Trek films; the Excelsior, Grissom, and Reliant models were redressed to become various Excelsior-, Oberth-, and Miranda-class starships, respectively. [14] The visual effects shot of the "USS Pegasus" spacecraft was a re-dress of the Oberth class model. [45]
USS Excelsior (TUC) Starfleet Command (TVH) USS Enterprise (TOS, TMP) First officer (TUC) Starfleet Command officer (TVH) Transporter chief (TMP) Yeoman (TOS) Human Jack Ransom: Jerry O'Connell: Seasons 1-5 (LOW) Commander: USS Cerritos: First officer Human Rayner Callum Keith Rennie: Season 5 (DSC) Commander Captain: USS Discovery NCC-1031-A ...
George Takei as Hikaru Sulu, captain of the USS Excelsior; despite having taken his own command, Sulu remains loyal to his old friends aboard the Enterprise. The Undiscovered Country marked the first canonical mention of Sulu's first name, which was first mentioned in Vonda McIntyre's 1981 novel The Entropy Effect. [10]
In the novels, Akaar (who was eventually forced to flee Capella with his mother due to another coup) grows up and joins Starfleet; we first see him serving as chief of security on the USS Excelsior under Captain Hikaru Sulu. Later, in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine relaunch novels, Akaar is a veteran admiral in the fleet. Akorem Laan: Richard ...
One-time captain of Miles O'Brien aboard the USS Rutledge, then captain of the USS Phoenix who attempts an un-authorized mission to expose Cardassian military activity masquerading as scientific research In 2016, the character was ranked as the 94th most important character in service to Starfleet within the Star Trek science fiction universe ...
Helmsman of the USS Enterprise and Enterprise-A under Captain Kirk; Captain of the USS Excelsior. Surak: Barry Atwater, Bruce Gray: The Savage Curtain (TOS), Awakening (ENT) Legendary Vulcan philosopher. Suran: Jude Ciccolella: NEM: Romulan commander who assures Praetor Shinzon of the fleet's allegiance. Sutok: Steve Kehela: Fair Trade (VOY)
The design of the Enterprise-B is similar to that of the USS Excelsior, which first appeared in the 1984 film Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. [9] Differences between the Enterprise -B and the Excelsior include: farings on the outside of the secondary hull, additional and larger impulse engines, and slight differences between the nacelles ...