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90-522: Its final regular appearance occurred in " These Are The Voyages... ", where the ship is seen en route to the signing of the Federation charter and the decommissioning of the ship. Enterprise has appeared in several non-canon novels, which describe both its actions in the Romulan War and the vessel's final fate as a museum ship in orbit of Pluto . A model of an NX class ship was seen on screen in

180-414: A Klingon named Klang ( Tom Lister, Jr. ) to his homeworld, Qo'noS. Following that success, the ship and crew are ordered to begin a deep space exploration mission. At launch, the vessel was limited to a maximum speed of warp 5 and was equipped with an experimental transporter . The ship was launched three weeks ahead of schedule on April 16, 2151, and several of its weapon systems were not yet online but it

270-480: A high definition version that was created for use in the television series itself and a lower resolution, which was also referred to as the "approved model". The low-res model was used for promotional purposes while work was conducted on the television model. The exterior of the ship made its debut in a centerfold spread in the July 14, 2001 edition of TV Guide using the approved model. This version looked smaller as

360-458: A shuttlepod from Enterprise ignited the atmosphere. The ship was recalled to Earth, but after an investigation showed that the Suliban were responsible, the mission resumed. In " Minefield ", Enterprise suffered a hull breach from a Romulan mine, but the crew was informed of a nearby repair facility where the breach was repaired in " Dead Stop ". Following the failure of a plasma injector in

450-573: A 350:1 scale replica of the CGI model by QMx . It features more than 150 LEDs , sound effects and a signed plaque by Doug Drexler. Each QMx model takes 150 hours to make and was limited to a production run of 1,000 units. QMx also produced the models seen in Star Trek Into Darkness , including the one of Enterprise . Enterprise has also been released as a model kit by Round 2 Models as part of their Polar Lights line. These include both

540-412: A boarding party onto the weapon in the final episode of third season , " Zero Hour ", Enterprise is commanded by T'Pol ( Jolene Blalock ) who directs it to a nearby sphere and Commander Tucker modifies the ship's deflector dish to use it as a weapon to destroy the sphere. Despite the interference of several Sphere Builders, the modifications destroy the sphere and set off a chain reaction destroying all

630-439: A bridge diorama. The actual Enterprise was also released by Art Asylum, and debuted at the 2002 New York Toy Fair . Following the acquisition of Art Asylum by Diamond Select Toys in 2007, the company continued to release Enterprise toys. These included both the main television version and a Mirror Universe configuration as seen in "In A Mirror, Darkly". Enterprise has also been released as part of model lines. These include

720-504: A conference and address the issue. Braga admitted there was cast unrest, but defended the episode as a way to close not just Enterprise but Star Trek as a whole. Berman said: "I've read a lot of the criticisms and I understand how some people feel, but [Braga] and I spent a lot of time coming up with the idea and a somewhat, I would say, unique ending to a series, especially when you're ending it prematurely. [...] You never like to disappoint people, but I think it's nonsense to say that it

810-542: A convention appearance that the character had "gotten out of much worse scrapes than that," and the death seemed forced. The writers, Trinneer contended, wanted to kill off a character to "get the fans talking," and so Trip was killed off simply to manipulate viewers. Several critics ended their reviews by saying that whether fans would be disappointed or pleased by the episode, the majority of casual viewers would not care one way or another. Newspapers covering Enterprise ' s cancellation and its final episode often said

900-637: A design with greater inspiration from The Original Series . The Akira itself had been created by Alex Jaeger for the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact with influences from Battlestar Galactica , the Klingon Bird of Prey and the Miranda -class starship originally seen in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan . A similar design was created for Star Trek: The Academy Years , a film proposed by Harve Bennett in 1989. This featured

990-401: A flat saucer-shaped hull as it was more immediately recognizable as a Star Trek vessel. Drexler deliberately attempted to insert references to The Original Series into the ship. One of these was narrow struts leading from the body of the ship to the warp nacelles – however Dan Curry wanted them made bulkier as seen in ships of later series. Drexler included a leading edge at the front of

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1080-410: A greater freedom of filming angles than seen in previous Star Trek series. The bridge stations were originally designed with both angular and tubular elements, but the tubular elements were dropped as they seemed out of place. John Eaves created the designs for the stations, while Mike and Denise Okuda , Jim Van Over and Anthony Fredrickson created the mechanical and detailed elements. Inspiration

1170-440: A memorable farewell that he described as a " M*A*S*H moment", but the producers did not want such an element. Trinneer liked the finale and was satisfied by it as an actor, his character had plenty to do and he enjoyed working with Frakes. Anthony Montgomery (who played Ensign Travis Mayweather ) was displeased with the finale and said: "I feel there could have been a more effective way to wrap things up for our show as well as

1260-721: A modern update of the original Thunderbird . Following that concept, the designers took the styling of the USS Enterprise from The Original Series and updated it, but ultimately it looked too much like a simple update to the same vessel. The second design concept was similar to the Akira -class starship as seen on television in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Voyager era, with the producers initially intending to use that class of vessel for Enterprise before Herman Zimmerman convinced them to go with

1350-597: A permanent addition to the cast in the event of another season. The episode uses a framing story , so that it actually takes place in 2370 in the Star Trek universe aboard a holodeck on the Enterprise -D , specifically during the events of the Star Trek The Next Generation episode "The Pegasus" . Filming of the final episode began on Friday, February 25, after the first half of the day

1440-479: A sort of retro-futurism – sort of what might've happened if '50s sci-fi design cliches had had today's technology to work with" and that the consoles had a "simpler mechanical feel". In his review of "Broken Bow" for The Washington Post , David Segal described Enterprise ' s speed of warp 4 as slower than a Hyundai . In 2018, Io9 / Gizmodo ranked the NX-01 fictional spacecraft design shown in this episode, as

1530-472: A speech about how worthwhile their explorations have been despite his friend's death, but T'Pol assures him Tucker would have considered it worthwhile. On Earth, Troi watches as Archer enters a crowded grand hall to give his speech and Riker joins her, now sure of what course he should take. The final shot of the episode is a montage of the ships named Enterprise : (NCC-1701-D, NCC-1701 , and NX-01) as Captains Jean-Luc Picard , James T. Kirk , and Archer recite

1620-524: Is a frame story in which the 22nd-century events of Star Trek: Enterprise are recounted in a 24th-century holodeck re-creation that is folded into the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " The Pegasus ", which aired eleven years earlier. It features guest stars Jonathan Frakes , Marina Sirtis and Jeffrey Combs , as well as a voice cameo from Brent Spiner . Series creators Rick Berman and Brannon Braga , who co-wrote

1710-553: Is contacted by Shran , a former Andorian Imperial Guard officer whom Archer believed to be dead. Shran is married to Jhamel (" The Aenar "), and their young daughter has been kidnapped. He asks for Archer's help in rescuing her from Rigel X. Archer decides to assist, despite Commander T'Pol 's warning that they may be late returning for the ceremony. Riker joins the Enterprise crew as it assaults Shran's enemies and brings his daughter safely back. Troi also advises that Riker assume

1800-534: Is destroyed in combat with Tholians shortly after a mutiny by Commander Archer. In " Demons " and " Terra Prime ", Enterprise travels back to Earth to resolve a crisis with a terrorist cell called Terra Prime, which seeks to remove all alien influence from Earth. The Romulan war was not seen on screen, but instead has been described in the non-canon novel The Romulan War: Beneath the Raptor's Wing by Michael A. Martin, and subsequent follow-up books. The events of

1890-563: The Chicago Tribune , said that Enterprise looked "sleeker and less cheesy than the original 'Trek'." Johnson added that although it contained technology that wasn't as advanced as that seen in the earlier Star Trek series set in the 24th century, it "still maintains a techno-savvy, post-1960s 'Trek' flair." David Kronke in the Los Angeles Daily News , said that the sets were "largely gun-metal gray, representing

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1980-432: The " Where no man has gone before " prologue. " Broken Bow ", Enterprise ' s 2001 premiere episode, attracted 12.5 million viewers in its first broadcast, but ratings quickly dropped to a low of 5.9 million viewers. Enterprise was threatened with cancellation by the third season. The show survived by slashing its budget amid broadcaster UPN 's schedule revamp. The show was moved to Fridays in 2004, while

2070-593: The "dreams" of earlier series, " Star Trek becomes just another television drama." Melanie McFarland of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer , meanwhile, said the show "never found the sense of uniqueness within the Trek universe that every version that came before it possessed." Den of Geek , while acknowledging critiques of the finale, said "These Are the Voyages...'" was the tenth best episode of

2160-425: The 2013 film Star Trek Into Darkness , and it has appeared in the video game Star Trek: Encounters and Star Trek: Legacy . There was a negative fan reaction to the design, but television critics were mostly positive, calling the design "a sort of retro-futurism". Several Enterprise toys and models have been released, including versions by Art Asylum , Diamond Select Toys , QMx and Eaglemoss Publications. In

2250-540: The 7th best version of starship Enterprise of the Star Trek franchise. They felt that it both felt familiar as an Enterprise design, but also had its own look. In 2019, SyFy ranked the fictional starship design, the NX-01 Enterprise as the 8th best version of the starship in the Star Trek science fiction universe. The initial 7-inch (18 cm) figure range by Art Asylum each shipped with an Enterprise bridge console. They slotted together to form

2340-628: The NX-class made its television debut in the background of Star Trek: Picard ' s third season as a decommissioned ship docked at the Starfleet Museum. The interior of the vessel was designed by Zimmerman, who visited United States Navy fast-attack submarines such as the USS Houston for inspiration. He also kept in mind the heritage of the other ships named Enterprise in the history of Star Trek . The designs attempted to allow

2430-716: The Romulans to provoke a war between the Andorians and the Tellarites, but instead Enterprise is used as the location for peace talks and is also one of a fleet of vessels used to create a sensor grid to track down the Romulan ship. This temporary alliance between the humans, Vulcans, Andorians and Tellarites becomes known as the Coalition of Planets. Enterprise returns to Earth once more and Commander Tucker transfers to

2520-577: The USS Columbia in " Affliction ". He is later reinstated as Chief Engineer to Enterprise in the following episode, " Divergence ", after the two vessels undergo a dangerous high warp zip line transfer after Enterprise ' s warp drive is sabotaged by Klingons. A Mirror Universe version of Enterprise is seen in the first part of " In a Mirror, Darkly " under the command of Captain Maximilian Forest ( Vaughn Armstrong ). The ship

2610-567: The United States. After the crew defeat the alien Vosk ( Jack Gwaltney ) and recover Captain Archer, the ship is returned to its correct time by Temporal Agent Daniels ( Matt Winston ) in " Storm Front ". Following the Xindi mission, Enterprise undergoes repairs and upgrades in " Home ". In " Daedalus ", Dr. Emory Erickson ( Bill Cobbs ), the inventor of the device, performed an upgrade on

2700-472: The Voyages..." featured guest appearances by Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis as their Next Generation characters William Riker and Deanna Troi . Brent Spiner , another Next Generation veteran who had guest-starred earlier in the fourth season of Enterprise , had an off-screen speaking role as the android Data . Jeffrey Combs appeared as the Andorian Shran , whom Coto had wanted to be

2790-510: The Voyages..." was voted the worst episode of all Star Trek. The episode was released on DVD home media as part of the season four box set on November 1, 2005 in the United States. The episode was released in HD with surround sound on the Blu-ray release of the final season of Enterprise, which was made available on April 29, 2014. It was also one of three Enterprise episodes included in

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2880-398: The Xindi to prevent the use of a greater weapon that would destroy Earth. Before departure, the ship was equipped with photonic torpedoes , a new command centre and took on board a detachment of Military Assault Command Operations (MACO) soldiers. During the year-long mission in the expanse, the ship and its crew searched for the location of the Xindi superweapon. During this time, Enterprise

2970-706: The addition of a secondary hull, and resulted in the ship taking on an appearance closer to the Constitution -class vessels in The Original Series and later series. The redesign made its debut in the 2011 edition of the official Ships of the Line calendar. It was one of two designs for vessels never seen on screen to appear in that year's calendar, with Matt Jefferies ' design for the USS Enterprise (XCV-330) also appearing. This refit design of

3060-404: The cameos served no narrative purpose, and that the episode "robs [the] characters (and their fans) of any significant long-term development or satisfying sense of closure." Reviewers also criticized the episode's ending, where viewers never got to see Archer's rousing speech. IGN said the episode was "Berman and Braga's parting shot, making sure that everyone knew who was in charge," and that

3150-450: The crew, which were parts of the consoles that folded out and were filled with wires - so that background actors could look busy during a shot when Enterprise was being refitted or when there was battle damage to be seen on screen. Zimmerman and his team took feedback from the directors of previous Star Trek series to make the new space easier to film. Whereas in other series there have been purpose-built sets for briefing rooms, following

3240-554: The date 2161, some six years after the events of " Terra Prime ", to a time when the original Enterprise (NX-01) is due to be decommissioned after ten years of active service. The starship and its crew are also returning to Earth for the signing of the Federation Charter , and Captain Jonathan Archer frets over the speech he will give to the assembled delegates. En route, Riker and Troi observe as Enterprise

3330-400: The early stories as boring and lacking intriguing content. She felt early Enterprise scripts ignored basic tenets of Star Trek chronology, and offered "revealing costumes instead of character development". UPN executives said the male-oriented episodes of Enterprise did not mesh with the viewership of its other top shows, such as Top Model and Veronica Mars . Brannon Braga suggested

3420-471: The end of Star Trek: Voyager , which had been used to launch UPN , they were seeking a new Star Trek series. The network contacted Rick Berman during the fifth season of Star Trek: Voyager , and informed him that if he didn't develop a new Star Trek show then they would find someone else who would. Berman had previously been an executive producer on Voyager , and other series dating back to The Next Generation . Berman contacted Brannon Braga , and

3510-418: The engineering deck was overhauled from previous series with the intention for it to look like the engine room of a nuclear submarine. Zimmerman described it saying, "You're going to see a very powerful engine that looks like a very powerful engine." The ship first appeared in the pilot of Star Trek: Enterprise , "Broken Bow". The episode showed the maiden voyage of Enterprise , with the crew of 84 returning

3600-612: The episode " These Are the Voyages... " on board Enterprise are set six years after those seen in "Terra Prime" in 2161, but are actually related in the holodeck on board Enterprise -D during the events of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " The Pegasus ". Following the Romulan war, Enterprise is diverted en route to Earth where is it due to be present for the signing of the Federation charter. The non-canon Shatnerverse novel Captain's Glory states that following its decommissioning, Enterprise

3690-486: The episode and found the script to be very moving. He said he considered the two-part story " Demons " and " Terra Prime " the quasi-finale of the season and called These Are the Voyages... "a kind of post-season episode" and actual farewell to Star Trek . Reviewers were also critical of the Next Generation tie-in. Sci Fi Weekly ' s Patrick Lee said the framing story "reduces [the Enterprise cast] to

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3780-538: The episode's content before it aired, saying, "It's going to have some surprising twists and turns. It's somewhat of a valentine." A series-ending wrap party was held for the cast and crew at the Roosevelt Hotel in April. Cast members spoke about their feelings about the end of the series. John Billingsley said the show "was a great ride, and it changed my life. It's something that will last forever for me." He

3870-447: The episode, conceived "These Are the Voyages..." as a valentine to Star Trek fans . Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise , registration NX-01. In this episode, the story moves to the year 2370, when Commander William Riker grapples with making a difficult admission to his commanding officer about a cover-up. Riker, after consulting Counselor Deanna Troi , turns to

3960-488: The exterior of Enterprise in the captain's ready room was created by John Eaves in less than 24 hours alongside four other drawings of earlier incarnations of the name. The shuttlecraft on the show were directly inspired by the Lockheed Martin X-33 , with Zimmerman saying that the re-entry vehicles used now will be the same technology used in the time of Enterprise because up until then they won't have had

4050-469: The failure of Enterprise was evidence that the franchise had moved too far from its roots and grown too dark. Andy Dehnart of MSNBC said that "while the writers and production designers deserve credit for offering worlds that were perhaps slightly more believable, they lost the fantastic, wondrous approach to space travel that The Next Generation borrowed from the original Star Trek and then perfected." USA Today ' s Michael Peck said that without

4140-415: The feedback this area was built into the bridge itself as the directors had stated that it proved difficult to make several people sitting around a table seem interesting. The transporter design was intended as a reference to the original series design that was created by Matt Jefferies , with Zimmerman including certain design elements such as the wall patterns around the transporter itself. The design of

4230-427: The franchise as a whole. It just seemed to take a little bit away from what the Enterprise cast and crew worked so diligently to achieve over the past four years." While Frakes enjoyed working with Sirtis again, he said "the reality is it was a bit of a stretch to have us shut down [the Enterprise cast's] show," and that in hindsight it was a disservice to them. The early criticism forced the show's producers to hold

4320-534: The future. Due to the subject matter, Sussman said his version would not have been suitable for the final episode. In interviews, Berman said the episode had always been intended as the season finale regardless of cancellation, and gave conflicting answers as to whether Trip would still have been killed if the show had continued. Allan Kroeker directed the episode, his third series finale following Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ' s " What You Leave Behind " and Star Trek: Voyager ' s " Endgame ". "These Are

4410-456: The highest number since the previous season. After a strong premiere, Enterprise had grappled with declining ratings throughout its run. By the fourth season, fewer than three million viewers tuned in each week despite what some fans and critics considered an increase in episode quality. After selling the syndication rights, Paramount announced in February 2005 that the fourth season would be

4500-433: The nacelles, and later described that the original struts would have been around a third more than those. Drexler also wanted the bussard collectors at the front of the warp nacelles to be orange like The Original Series , but this was overruled by producers once more, who wanted them red also like the later series. Drexler thought that this was because Rick Berman wasn't fond of bright colors, and so Star Trek: Enterprise

4590-612: 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 . 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-65) . The name Enterprise has been linked with Star Trek since. Following

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4680-593: The other spheres within the Expanse. Enterprise rendezvous with Archer's away team and it is revealed to the crew that Archer failed to make it off the superweapon before its destruction. The heavily damaged ship is returned to Earth inside a Xindi-Aquatic vessel. Upon arrival, the crew find that the events of the Temporal Cold War have overtaken them and the vessel is sent back in time to an alternative 20th century where Nazi Germany has successfully invaded

4770-451: The pair's only script of the fourth season. Enterprise writer Mike Sussman told TrekNation in May 2005 that Braga had considered the idea of an episode crossover featuring characters from other Star Trek series prior to the finale. Sussman's original idea for the episode was to have The Doctor of Star Trek: Voyager treating an ill patient who may or may not have been Archer trapped in

4860-439: The primary hull of Enterprise seen in The Original Series , but without a secondary hull. Our first full view of the majestic ship as it clears the dock and moves into open space. More rocketship than starship, Enterprise is lean and masculine - yet its deflector dish and twin warp nacelles suggest the shape of Starfleet vessels to come. Excerpt from "Broken Bow" script, Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. Enterprise NX-01

4950-423: The production staff cameoed for a large crowd scene at the end of the episode, as Archer prepares to give his speech. Fifteen "VIPs", including writers Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens , André Bormanis , and Manny Coto joined two dozen extras in forming part of the audience. The rest of the digital set was filled by a computer-generated crowd. After their parts were finished, the final dismissal of each cast member

5040-464: The quality of previous Star Trek television series, the average viewership dropped to 2.9 million, with a series-low showing of 2.5 million in January 2005. According to Nielsen Media Research , Enterprise ' s final episode attracted 3.8 million viewers, an increase of 69% over the previous season's finale. On February 3, 2005, Paramount announced that the fourth season of

5130-511: The reason for cancellation was viewer fatigue, noting that "after 18 years and 624 hours of Star Trek , the audience began to have a little bit of overkill." Fans criticized Berman and Braga for ignoring Star Trek canon and refusing to fix their shows. Michael Hinman, news coordinator for SyFy Portal , said that in addition to the oversaturation of Star Trek , there "also is an oversaturation of Braga and Berman. [...] They couldn't sit back and say, 'You know, we just can't keep this fresh.' No, it

5220-401: The rest of UPN's programming became more female-friendly, in part due to the success of America's Next Top Model . The third season introduced a season-long story arc, to some of the best reviews of the entire series. In the fourth season, Manny Coto became executive producer after writing and co-producing the show since 2003. While Coto's episodes were hailed by critics and fans as equaling

5310-415: The role of ship's chef, hoping to earn the confidence of the simulated crew. As he prepares food with the crew, he learns more about their memories and impressions of Trip Tucker . He also watches as the kidnappers board Enterprise , and how, in order to save Archer's life, Commander Tucker overloads two conduits and dies after being mortally wounded. Riker notices that Archer is troubled that he must write

5400-489: The series, praising the inclusion of Riker and Troi and remarking the "undeniable joy in seeing the familiar and beloved characters back on screen." WhatCulture ranked this episode the 19th worst episode of all Star Trek , CBR rated it 4th worst and ScreenRant called it the worst episode of the entire franchise to-date. CNET polled fans at the 50th anniversary Star Trek convention in Las Vegas, and "These Are

5490-425: The sharp contrast between "These Are the Voyages..." and "Terra Prime" brought into relief the reason neither should be allowed to produce Star Trek ever again. The death of Tucker was another point of controversy. Salem described the development as "a major character is pointlessly killed off in service of a pointless plot device," a complaint echoed by IGN . Actor Connor Trinneer , who played Trip, said during

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5580-491: The ship was presented as almost finished in the pilot episode, " Broken Bow ". Before the start of the series, the ship was referred to as the SS Enterprise . An early design was for a version with a secondary hull, but it appeared to be too similar to the ship seen in The Original Series . That throwback styling had been partially inspired by Berman viewing the throwback concept in the 2002 Ford Thunderbird , itself

5670-438: The show would be its last. The network waited until the series had been sold to syndication before making the announcement. The cancellation marked the first time new Star Trek episodes would not appear on television in 18 years, since Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered. The fourth season continued production so Paramount could sell an attractive 98 episodes to syndicates. Actress Jolene Blalock (T'Pol) criticized

5760-405: The show's cast, with it often being compared to being an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation . Before the episode aired, Blalock called the episode "appalling." She followed up her remarks by saying she was upset over the finale being a The Next Generation episode rather than an end for Enterprise . Connor Trinneer , who played Commander Trip Tucker , felt the finale should have had

5850-417: The show's last. With no new Star Trek episodes in the fall of 2005, the 2005–2006 season was the first year without a first-run Star Trek in 18 years since 1987. In 2370, Commander William Riker , aboard Enterprise -D , is troubled by the events depicted in the Next Generation episode " The Pegasus ", and seeks guidance. At Lieutenant Commander Deanna Troi 's suggestion, Riker sets a holo-program to

5940-545: The simulated events of the year 2161 for guidance, when the crew of Enterprise travels home to Earth for both decommissioning and the formation of the United Federation of Planets . Reaction to "These Are the Voyages..." was negative. Critics and cast alike believed the Next Generation frame robbed the characters and their fans of closure, and that the death of Commander Trip Tucker felt forced and unnecessary. The final episode attracted 3.8 million viewers,

6030-473: The status of lab rats." Lee further noted that even without the guest appearances, the episode did not live up to the best offerings of the season, including " In a Mirror, Darkly ". National Post ' s Alex Strachan called the Next Generation cameos reminders of better Star Trek , compared to the "bad make-up effects, bad acting, bad music" of the latest show. Rob Salem of the Toronto Star said

6120-423: The technological push that comes from developing the advanced technology seen being introduced for the first time on the show. These were referred to as shuttlepods in the show; Enterprise was equipped with two of them. Doug Drexler had intended for Enterprise to undergo a major refit if a fifth season had been produced, and the series had not been cancelled at the end of the fourth season . This would have seen

6210-477: The transporter. Further upgrades occurred to the plasma injector in the warp drive, allowing Enterprise to reach a cruising speed of warp 5.02 and an emergency speed of warp 5.2. While carrying a Tellarite Ambassador to a conference on Babel One, the ship is diverted due to attacks on several nearby vessels. It is discovered to be a Romulan vessel that uses holograms to change its external appearance. The attacks are explained in " The Aenar " as being an attempt by

6300-404: The two became the executive producers on the new show. The new series launched after the end of Voyager , but was set a century before the events seen in The Original Series . The new series was originally called Enterprise , without the Star Trek prefix. UPN president Dean Valentine said that "Paramount felt it was no longer necessary. Enterprise is synonymous with Star Trek ". Berman's idea

6390-546: The two versions of Enterprise work together and enable the present-day Enterprise to enter a subspace corridor to allow Captain Jonathan Archer ( Scott Bakula ) to meet with the Xindi Council. The whereabouts of the future Enterprise are unknown, but there is speculation as to whether it was destroyed or ceased to exist. After locating the Xindi weapon in " The Council ", the weapon was launched in " Countdown " with Enterprise in pursuit. While Captain Archer leads

6480-457: The version seen in the television series, and the refit design intended for season five. These Are The Voyages... " These Are the Voyages... " is the series finale of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise . The 22nd episode of the fourth season and the 98th of the series overall, it first aired on UPN in the United States on May 13, 2005. It

6570-648: The warp drive, the ship had to make a detour to the Kreetassan homeworld in " A Night in Sickbay ". In the episode " The Expanse ", the final episode of the second season , Enterprise was recalled once again to Earth following an attack by the Xindi resulting in the deaths of seven million people, mostly in Florida. The ship and crew were given a new mission, to go into the Delphic Expanse and track down

6660-419: The windows on the ship were larger than used on the television version, and the hull had a bronze tint. Regarding this change in coloration, Drexler later said that he didn't know when the change was made as both he and Zimmerman approved the prior version. Following this initial usage, the approved model was only used as a stand-in for the production version in the previews in the fourth season . The drawing of

6750-422: Was a negative fan reaction to the design of Enterprise , and criticism of the efforts of Drexler and the other designers. When questioned about this, Geoffrey Mandel stated in an interview, "Having been around then, I also know that Doug Drexler and John Eaves did EXACTLY what the producers asked them to: Rick and Braga had very strong opinions, and knew exactly what they wanted." Allan Johnson, while writing for

6840-471: Was designed by Doug Drexler , and based on the features of the Akira -class. The new class itself was designated as NX by the producers, but Drexler referred to it as the Enterprise -class due to the naval tradition of naming the class after the first vessel. Drexler had intended for the ship to be similar in design to the Daedalus -class starship with a sphere-shaped primary hull, but the producers wanted

6930-423: Was destroyed. This necessitates the crew stealing a warp coil from an Illyrian vessel in the following episode " Damage " as without it the ship could not travel at warp and intercept the Xindi weapon. Following that acquisition, the ship and crew is approached by a version of Enterprise that had been sent 117 years into the past and has become a generational ship attempting not to disrupt the timeline. The crew of

7020-403: Was equipped with polarized hull plating as a defensive measure. It was not until the following month while in combat with an unknown foe that its spatial torpedoes were calibrated; and the phase cannons were installed in the following September. The exploration mission was temporarily cancelled in the final episode of the first season, " Shockwave ", following the destruction of a colony after

7110-405: Was filmed in greys and dark blues. The rear ends of the nacelles were influenced by Enterprise from The Original Series , with the spheres that appeared on the 1960s version split in two for the NX-01. Direct elements from The Original Series that did make it on to the NX-01 were the impulse engine cones and the lower sensor dome. The most prominent element from the first television Enterprise

7200-441: Was happy to say goodbye to the two-hour makeup sessions to create his character, Phlox . Many of the cast were taking a break and going on vacation before seeking new acting work. Among the notable guests were Star Trek: Nemesis screenwriter John Logan , who was not affiliated with Enterprise; and Peter Weller , who appeared as a villain in "Terra Prime". "These Are the Voyages..." was negatively received by both critics and

7290-416: Was met with applause. Jolene Blalock and Scott Bakula were the last actors to be released, and Bakula gave a speech thanking the production crew for making the cast feel welcome. Filming ended on Tuesday, March 8, and the sets were struck. Frakes and Sirtis returned on March   9 to complete green-screen shots to be used when their characters entered or exited the holodeck. Berman would not elaborate on

7380-404: Was more a Next Generation episode than an Enterprise episode. The only elements of [ The Next Generation ] that were present were there as a sounding board to allow us to look at a mission that took place six years after " Terra Prime "." Braga later admitted that killing Tucker "wasn't a great idea", and called making the finale TNG-centric his biggest regret of the series. Coto said he liked

7470-403: Was more about their stupid egos, and their nonsensical 'Even if it's broke, don't fix it' attitude." Berman noted that The Next Generation faced little competition from other science fiction shows, while Enterprise had to contend with a plethora of shows. For example, Friday viewing figures were higher for Battlestar Galactica . "These Are the Voyages..." was written by Braga and Berman,

7560-674: Was placed into the orbit of Pluto as a museum piece. Enterprise appeared in the video games Star Trek: Encounters and Star Trek: Legacy , both released in 2006. It is the first vessel that the player controls in each storyline, before moving onto the USS Enterprise seen in The Original Series and later depictions. Enterprise was seen as a model in a collection depicting the history of flight in Fleet Admiral Alexander Marcus' ( Peter Weller ) office in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). It

7650-679: Was placed next to other historical vessels such as the Wright Flyer , the Space Shuttle and the NX-Alpha . An NX-class starship in the style of the planned season 5 refit appeared at the Fleet Museum in the 2023 Star Trek: Picard episode, " The Bounty " although it is unclear if this was meant to be the Enterprise or another NX-class starship as the Enterprise had been decommissioned prior to undergoing any refit. There

7740-501: Was repeatedly damaged by the spatial anomalies in the area, which appear to be caused by several alien-built moon-sized spheres. The ship suffers a further hull breach and other damage during the events of " Chosen Realm " when the ship and crew are caught up in the Triannon civil war. While investigating a possible location of the superweapon in " Azati Prime ", Enterprise was severely damaged by several Xindi vessels and its warp coil

7830-445: Was spent completing "Terra Prime". Principal photography took eight days, one day longer than usual. The snowy, complex set of Rigel X, first seen in the pilot episode, was used, as was the rarely seen Enterprise galley. Enterprise -D locations such as hallways and the observation lounge were re-created. Frakes and Sirtis arrived just as a "Save Enterprise" rally was being held outside the lot. Similar to "What You Leave Behind", many of

7920-476: Was taken from United States Navy ships and the Space Shuttle , such as the inclusion of operations manuals on some of the stations such as communications. Other elements that were added included a switch from the touch screen controls seen in series such as The Next Generation to more hands-on dials and buttons as appeared in The Original Series . The set also included what was described as "busy boxes" by

8010-531: Was the deflector dish. For the NX-01, it was vertically compressed placed at the front of the saucer. The process of Drexler getting his designs approved by the producers was later described as "a long hard battle" by production illustrator and creator of Enterprise -E , John Eaves . The exterior model was created in CGI rather than as a physical model, with the production done by Pierre Drolet from Foundation Imaging using LightWave 3D . Two versions were created –

8100-401: Was to set it in an earlier time period, with limited technology such as the ship only being able to travel up to warp 5 , as he felt that after three series being set in roughly the same time period it would be exciting for the fans. The first season was originally intended to be based around the construction of the ship. However, UPN wanted a more typical ship-based Star Trek series and so

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