(TNG: "The Perfect Mate"), Beverly Crusher said there were supposed to be at least four people on duty in sickbay at all times. When it was discovered that the beam actually caused the anomaly and that the ship would need to create a static warp shell to contain the eruption, the crew was hesitant to accept the orders of their commander, who seemed to be making arbitrary decisions. 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). The Enterprise-D would have been the seventh starship to bear the name, with a registry of NCC-1701-7. In turn, many of the Enterprise-D sets were transformed into those of the USS Voyager for Star Trek: Voyager. (TNG: "The Next Phase"), The secondary hull or stardrive section following a saucer separation, Deck 8 of the ship was an unfinished multipurpose deck. Pierce committed suicide in the same manner, leaving a telepathic imprint in a bulkhead that was not discovered until 2370. The ship spent a total of 17.4 days repeating the same interval of time. A subsequent use of the warp drive by the Traveler propelled the Enterprise to the end of the universe at a speed that, according to the ship's instruments, never exceeded warp 1.5. The Enterprise-D was the subject of the highly detailed Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda, and had its sets rendered in QuickTime VR for the interactive version of the book. When Worf returned to his normal universe, time was reversed and these events no longer occurred. Faced with this scenario, Commander Riker ordered the evacuation of the crew from the secondary hull to the saucer section. This presented an additional problem for Probert, as he needed to figure out some way to fulfill the producers' requests while keeping the original lines of the design. [19], In March 1987, an ILM team led by Greg Jein and Ease Owyeung began building filming miniatures based on Probert's designs. This same CGI model was overhauled by Gabriel Koerner for the ship's appearance in "These Are the Voyages...". Late in 2369, the Enterprise was damaged while rescuing the crew of a Romulan warbird, whose artificial quantum singularity warp core had been colonized by lifeforms which mistook it for a genuine quantum singularity, causing severe disruptions in space-time. [4] Roddenberry envisioned the bridge as having a forward viewscreen four times larger than in Star Trek, and for there to be a conference table on the bridge itself. (TNG: "Chain of Command, Part I", "Chain of Command, Part II"). [21], Producers were aware that audiences had grown accustomed to the cinematic quality of models and effects in the franchise's films. The interior of the ship was also slightly altered and the bridge had several more science stations. That exhibit featured displays and interactive learning games modeled after the Enterprise-D bridge, engineering, sickbay, science lab, and transporter room. [4], Whereas Captain Kirk led a five-year mission, the new crew would be outfitted for a mission of at least 10 years. They intended to use the ship to repair the damaged computer on their homeworld. Section 25 Baker, Room: Lieutenant Worf's quarters, Room 3402: Counselor Deanna Troi's office (. [13], Probert's design did not originally include the ability for the saucer and engineering sections to separate, and producers rejected his initial concepts for incorporating it. As three Klingon K'vort-class battle cruisers attacked, the Enterprise-D laid down cover fire in order for the Enterprise-C to return through the rift. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior"), Picard dreams of the Enterprise-D in flight, Captain Picard's belief that the Enterprise-D would not be the final ship to bear the name was borne out with the christening of the Sovereign-class USS Enterprise-E in 2372. (TNG: "Phantasms"), Also during 2370, Commander La Forge engaged in a friendly contest with Donald Kaplan, chief engineer of the USS Intrepid. Captain Jean-Luc Picard took command of the ship on stardate 41148 at the order of Rear Admiral Norah Satie. In addition to crew performing their normal duties, there were additional security officers standing at attention at all times. This Enterprise joined the two other ships inside the anomaly, but was also destroyed trying to maintain a static warp shell. A design patent was issued in 1990 for the "ornamental design" of the Enterprise-D. Andrew Probert was recognized in that patent as the sole "inventor" of the design. [12], Knowing the bridge would need to match up with the exterior design, Probert pinned up a "what if?" The core and the conduits had been manufactured on Thanatos VII using interphase technology, attracting interphasic organisms which attached themselves to the crew and began to digest their cellular structures. [28], John Knoll led ILM's visual effects for the film, including an all-CGI warp jump effect for the Enterprise. [19] The producers turned to Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), who had worked on the Star Trek films, for the "Encounter at Farpoint" pilot. The Enterprise had been assigned an escort mission for the Romulan ambassador Tomalak, whereupon he would be delivered to the final session for a peace treaty between the Federation and the Romulans. Enterprise-E, is the flagship of the Federation, and was launched in 2409. The Enterprise was later returned to normal. Soran then launched a solar probe that destroyed the Amargosa star, producing a level-12 shock wave, after rescuing Data, the Enterprise left the system as the observatory was destroyed. (TNG: "Man of the People", "Lower Decks", "Eye of the Beholder"), Although Captain Jean-Luc Picard commanded the Enterprise for most of the starship's life, his first officer, William Riker, was field promoted to captain in 2367 following Picard's capture by the Borg and assimilation as Locutus. The tests were interrupted after the ship was ravaged by Barclay's Protomorphosis Syndrome. They were seated at a table directly next to a window, which allowed Picard to notice Mars outside. The explosion produced a ion shock wave that disabled the entire saucer section and propelled the saucer into a degrading orbit of Veridian III, forcing the saucer section into the planet's atmosphere. The Enterprise departed the station and heading to the Lapolis system. The Next Generation occurs 78 years … (TNG: "The Chase"). [5] To sustain such a journey, the new vessel would be twice as long, eight times the volume, and include the crew's families. USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), or Enterprise-D, is a starship in the Star Trek media franchise. (TNG: "Half a Life", "Conundrum", "Chain of Command, Part II"; Star Trek Generations), The bulk of the people on board the Enterprise could be evacuated within four minutes. (TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before"), The Enterprise received a computer refit in 2364. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye", "Homeward"), "We were like warriors from the ancient sagas. He killed the two officers, Marla Finn and William Hodges, then disposed of their bodies in the plasma stream. Other smaller set pieces and walls have been kept in the Paramount archives and used in other Star Trek productions, even becoming parts of the recreated TNG sets in "These Are the Voyages...". (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise"), One of the ship's nacelle tubes was the site of a multiple murder-suicide while it was still under construction at Utopia Planitia. During the sweep, a mercenary group nearly stole dangerous trilithium resin from the warp core, but was thwarted by the Enterprise senior staff. The Enterprise rescued the crew. Commander Riker was upset over the loss of the Enterprise. Conversely, in the same quantum reality, the Bajorans were a hostile faction, having overthrown the Cardassian Union prior to 2370. (TNG: "Booby Trap", "Galaxy's Child") Some of the Enterprise's components were derived from technology originally developed on the USS Pegasus. As of 2369, there were seventeen crew members from non-Federation worlds. [5] A February 1987 revision to the Next Generation writers' manual specified the show's Enterprise as the NCC-1701-D, carrying a crew of 907 and their families; by March, the crew complement was 1,012 and specified the show occurring 78 years after the original Star Trek. The warp jump was featured in the show's opening sequence, but most of the other shots were too static and "didn't pan out. He didn't realize that the Enterprise was on course for Mars, so this surprised him. The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) was a 23rd century Federation Constitution-class starship operated by Starfleet.It was also the first ship to bear the name Enterprise with this registry. The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), sometimes referred to as the Enterprise-D, was a Federation Galaxy-class starship in service to Starfleet in the 24th century. At various points, the crew of the Enterprise was reduced to a normal operating contingent of about three hundred, then one hundred, then simply two. [3] Because the Enterprise had been "just as important to [the original Star Trek] as Kirk, Spock, and McCoy," the new ship was critical. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II") In early 2369, the Enterprise was briefly commanded by Captain Edward Jellico, as Captain Picard was assigned to a covert mission on the Cardassian planet of Celtris III. The hatch malfunctioned later that year, causing extensive damage to the warp core. In the same reality, La Forge had likewise been killed shortly beforehand, though the cause of his death was not stated. The saucer is damaged beyond repair, and the sequel introduces the USS Enterprise-E as the crew's new ship. There was a single survivor, Captain Picard, who was thrown back in time and picked up by the Enterprise. In the anti-time past of 2363 and 2364, the Enterprise was not sent to Farpoint Station, but instead was diverted to investigate the anomaly, which was feared to be a new Romulan presence. The Enterprise was returned to Captain Picard's control following the incident, and the Bynars freely accepted the consequences of their actions. He initially ignored Starfleet's orders and proceeded to Farpoint, but then diverted the ship to the Devron system and began scanning the anomaly with an inverse tachyon pulse. [11] The films' engineering, sickbay, corridor, crew quarters, and bridge were redressed for The Next Generation. Later, the saucer module sustained damage to its impulse drive and decks 23 through 25 were sliced open by the enemy during the final battle over Earth. It has also been depicted in various spinoffs, films, books, and licensed products. When Lal was considering an Andorian form, Troi told her that she would be alone, meaning there were no Andorians or at least no Andorian females on the ship then. Its history was identical to the real ship up until that point. Out of pure luck, David Gerrold saw the painting and brought it to Gene Roddenberry's attention. Enterprise-F is a Yorktown-class cruiser under the command of Captain Va'Kel Shon. The scanners used elements of Riker's reality and constructed a simulation with those elements interspersed throughout so that it felt real to him. [22] ILM created several stock footage shots and effects, including the Enterprise's jump to warp. Antimatter containment was nearly compromised; fortunately, repairs were made before the ship was destroyed. Enterprise NCC-1701 and the U.S.S. (TNG: "11001001", "Hollow Pursuits", "Ménage à Troi"), The armaments of the Enterprise-D included twelve phaser arrays, two torpedo launchers, a supply of 250 photon torpedoes, and hundreds of antimatter mines. Heavy casualties were suffered, and the vessel was on the verge of a warp core breach when the timeline was restored. A new warp core was tested aboard the Enterprise in early 2370. After attempting to get the attention of the present-reality Enterprise by firing lightly upon them, the heavily damaged ship was destroyed by Captain Riker with the alternate Riker on board to prevent further damage to his ship. After talking with Guinan about Soran and the Nexus, Picard met with Data in Stellar cartography, after discovering Soran was altering the ribbon's course, Picard determined Soran was heading for the Veridian system and ordered Worf to set course at maximum warp. The construction was a massive undertaking, involving thousands of people across disciplines. Until September 1st, 2008, fans could visit the Enterprise-D via Star Trek: The Experience, which took guests through the transporter room, corridors, bridge, and shuttle deck while attempting to escape into a temporal rift aboard a shuttle motion simulator ride. 1 History 2 Crew 3 Missions involved 4 Missions formerly involved 5 Other involvement 6 Equipment 6.1 Weapons/Equipment 6.2 Abilities 7 Notes 8 Gallery 9 See also 10 … Status: The archive trapped the ship and used matter and DNA aboard to create artifacts from the D'Arsay culture. painting he'd made shortly after finalizing the Enterprise redesign for 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture as a referent. [26] Interiors were relit and received several cosmetic changes, such as redesigned consoles, metallic accents, and replacing backlit displays with monitors. [20], The production crew did everything possible "within reason" both to recreate first-season sets and to imagine futuristic upgrades for the series finale, "All Good Things..." (1994), which presents the ship in three different time periods. (TNG: "Eye of the Beholder") According to Lieutenant Commander Nella Daren, the most acoustically perfect spot on the ship was the fourth intersect of Jefferies tube 25. There was nothing we could not do. The ship's warp coils had collapsed and life support was failing. Room 0910: Counselor Deanna Troi's quarters. It also made a brief appearance at the end of the Star Trek: Armada strategy game, and in a Star Trek: Legacy mission with the USS Defiant. Only 16 left in stock - order soon. [31] ILM made a 12-foot (3.7 m) saucer section model to "crash" into an 80-foot (24 m) planet surface model. Later, the producers informed him that they wanted the ship to split in two and have the engineering hull serve as the battle section. Fortunately, before the wave reached the planet, both Soran and Captain Picard were swept into the Nexus, until the Enterprise-D's saucer section and all aboard were wiped out when the shock wave reached Veridian III. The Enterprise arrived at Veridian III and intercepted the Klingon Bird-of-Prey. In 2366, on combat date 43625.2, the Enterprise-D investigated a radiation anomaly near Starbase 105, where it encountered the Enterprise-C, transported through time by an anomaly called a temporal rift. Although Romulan sabotage was initially suspected, it was later learned that undetected flaws in the hatch were responsible. "[23] New Enterprise shots were created as necessary for each episode, and effects supervisor Robert Legato had over 350 such shots in his library by the seventh season. Deck 36, including main engineering, was decompressed after a cutting beam damaged the engineering hull, killing at least eleven, and possibly eight more. The vessel was commanded by seven captains, including Robert April, Christopher Pike, and the most famous of them all, James T. Kirk.When construction began on the Enterprise in 2242, the ship was designated NX-0002.. However, Picard expressed doubt that the Enterprise-D would be the last vessel to carry the name. In yet another alternate timeline, the saucer section of the Enterprise-D was destroyed with the loss of all hands shortly after its crash-landing on the surface of Veridian III. [13], The new Enterprise retains the hallmarks of Matt Jefferies' design for the original Enterprise: a saucer section, engineering section, and a pair of engine nacelles. As production design continued, the table was shifted to a conference room adjacent to the bridge, and an open bridge design formed. Picard did tell this crew about his time shifts, and this ship was most drastically affected by the anomaly's effects. His wife had been the ship's counselor after Troi had accepted a position at Starfleet Command. The Next Generation occurs 78 years after the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the first starship Enterprise in the original Star Trek (1966–1969). The Enterprise was destroyed due to feedback from a power transfer beam, which was killing the lifeforms' young. (Enterprise-D dedication plaque, second version) On stardate 41025.5, the Enterprise was commissioned. The original six-foot filming model of the Enterprise-D (Lot #712) was sold at the 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection auction on 7 October 2006 for US$576,000, including the buyer's premium (the winning bid was US$500,000), by far the highest price for any item in the auction. (TNG: "Liaisons") There was a science section on deck 15. (TNG: "All Good Things..."). Probert further refined the design into the familiar shape; however, he originally conceived the battle section as a smaller vessel shaped like a "D" which detached from an area on the saucer. It was completely refurbished and overhauled for Star Trek Generations, where it represented the Enterprise alongside a computer generated version and a special twelve-foot wide saucer, created for the crash sequence. The Enterprise then rescued the crew of the badly-damaged Pasteur before it was destroyed due to a warp core breach. It has also been depicted in various spinoffs, films, books, and licensed products. Class: (TNG: "Booby Trap", "Eye of the Beholder") Construction was supervised by Commander Quinteros. In 2367, while caught in a Tyken's Rift, the crew were ordered to these areas in order to get extra power from life support in non-shelter areas. Some props and details, such as the first-season conference room starship models, had been saved and were reused for the flashback scenes. Later that year, the Enterprise picked up a distress call from the observatory in the Amargosa system. (TNG: "Future Imperfect" okudagram). [23] Jein supervised construction of a four-foot (1.2 m) miniature for the third season that was more detailed than the first two. Back on the station, Data and La Forge discovered a secret lab filled with solar probes when they are attacked by Soran. Moments later, the saucer crash-landed into a jungle on the planet's surface, flattening many trees as it came to rest. It is based on careful study of the different studio models that were used in filming, it is designed so the saucer and the stardrive section can separate, and it is packed with working lights. However, a number of flaws convinced Riker that what he was experiencing was a charade and he challenged the program. In most cases, the date indicated is the first time open communication was initiated with at least one member of the species. For the third season, Greg Jein built a new four-foot miniature. With the saucer hurtling towards the surface of the planet, Data managed to reroute the auxiliary systems to the lateral thrusters and thereby restore thruster control to level out their descent. She is the successor to the U.S.S. NCC-1701-D ", Paramount Television Group and Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry announced the development of a new Star Trek series in October 1986. Mission Ops was now the second station, followed by environmental control. (TNG: "Timescape"). A Bajoran ship destroyed the Argus Array on Stardate 47391.2 as they thought that Starfleet was using it to spy on them. (TNG: "The Pegasus"), While investigating a rogue comet in 2370, the Enterprise stumbled upon an archive of the lost D'Arsay civilization. [19] The models were made of fiberglass and cast resin over aluminum frames, and neon lights and incandescents provided the models' interior lighting. Riker ordered the Enterprise back to Federation space, but Picard later convinced him to return to the Devron system and the ship arrived in time to watch the initial formation of the anomaly. The saucer's impulse engines were engaged as soon as it cleared the secondary hull, but the saucer was unable to get to a safe distance before the core breached. (TNG: "Data's Day"), The Enterprise normally ran on three duty shifts. Conceptual sketch for the Enterprise bridge by Andrew Probert. However, the Enterprise-C crew retained memories of their encounter, and one Enterprise-D crewmember, Tasha Yar, went back in time with the Enterprise-C. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise", "Redemption II"), In 2367, the thoughts of Dr. Beverly Crusher after she was trapped in a warp bubble created a completely separate universe, in which people and objects began disappearing. Starfleet commissions the Galaxy-class USS Enterprise in 2363 under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. (DS9: "Tribunal"). The ship's first assignment under his command was a deep space exploration mission. There was also talk of eliminating the starship from the TNG series altogether and merely boosting the abilities of the transporter, but this idea was quickly dropped. [7], The Enterprise's registry was originally NCC-1701-7. Riker was a widower with a son, Jean-Luc. [13] Probert did this in part to assuage skeptical fans who were concerned about the original Enterprise being "replaced". It was not built to separate, but for the first time it accurately depicted the Ten Forward windows. There were now four science stations, three along the starboard wall and one at the starboard side of the aft stations. [15] The sleeker lines and rounded contours that informed the interior design also influenced the exterior. [38], United States Patent and Trademark Office, "Jonathan Frakes – The Next Generation's Number One, Will Riker, and Trek director", "All 11 Versions of the U.S.S. There were Klingons and Ferengi serving aboard the Enterprise. La USS Enterprise (CVN-65), in precedenza CVA(N)-65, è stata la prima portaerei a propulsione nucleare della storia e l'ottava unità degli Stati Uniti d'America a utilizzare questo nome. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds", "Reunion"), Deck 12 contained sickbay and the gymnasium, (TNG: "Remember Me", "The Icarus Factor") while main engineering was located on Deck 36. The Klingons agreed to a "prisoner exchange" for La Forge, taking Picard in his place and allowing him to beam to Soran's location somewhere on the planet's surface. Section 28: Commander Beverly Crusher's quarters. Additional workspaces were set there when needed. 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