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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), or Enterprise-D, to distinguish it as the fifth Federation vessel with the same name, is a starship in the Star Trek media franchise. Under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, it is the main setting of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994) and the film Star Trek Generations (1994). It has also been ...
Star Trek novels and other media depict a second five-year mission under Kirk's command between the events of the first and second films. [1] Captain Spock commands the Enterprise, serving as a training ship, at the beginning of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in 2285. [1] Kirk assumes command to investigate problems at space station Regula 1.
For three days in October 1994, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) hosted half-hour tours for thousands of fans attending a Star Trek convention in Norfolk, Virginia, and Star Trek memorabilia could be found throughout the ship. [32] [33] In 2014, NASA named its IXS Enterprise advanced propulsion concept vehicle after the Star Trek ...
In the original pitch for Star Trek: The Original Series by creator Gene Roddenberry, the vessel that the series was set on was called the SS Yorktown. [2] The starship was subsequently renamed USS Enterprise before the start of the series because of the growing real world fame of the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, recently launched by the U.S. Navy as the USS Enterprise (CVN ...
USS Protostar – the primary ship in Star Trek: Prodigy, which utilizes a protostar to travel considerably faster than conventional warp speed; see Starfleet ships for more information. USS Saratoga – a space carrier in Space: Above and Beyond , aboard which serve the members of the U.S. Marine Corps Space Aviator Cavalry, 58th Squadron, or ...
Designer John Eaves took inspiration for the Scimitar from the bird-of-prey created for Star Trek III (1984)—a ship originally designed with Romulans in mind. [59] The Enterprise, created for Star Trek: First Contact (1996), was designed by Eaves and Herman Zimmerman to appear sleeker and faster than its Next Generation predecessor. [60]
Buses often appear as settings, or sometimes even characters, in works of fiction. This is a list of named buses which were important story elements in notable works of fiction, including books, films and television series.
Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual. Pocket Books. 1992. Todd Guenther. Ships of the Star Fleet: Akyazi-class perimeter action ships. Mastercom. 1992. Ronald M Roden Jr. History of the vessel Enterprise from the 16th to the 24th Century. Intergalactic Trading Co. 1992. Kristiansen, Eric.