Star Trek's 24th-century space travelers offer a way to dream about what life could be like to "boldly go..." But the incorporation of families, schools and bars into life on board the Enterprise gives deeper humanity to the characters as they struggle with the same life problems as the audience.

Why are there families on the Enterprise?

While he accepted that there might be “others” outside of the Federation that were not idealists, for him the size of the United Federation of Planets' space was so vast that the Galaxy-class ships would have families for their pathfinder voyages.

Why did the Enterprise-D have civilians?

However, Starfleet were adamant to class it as an exploration cruiser, not made for war but to explore. This non-militaristic function was why the ship had so many civilians on board, a combination of crew member families and "employees," for want of a better word.

How many crew did the Enterprise-D have?

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.

How many people can the Enterprise-D hold?

A Galaxy-class starship such as the USS Enterprise-D normally had a complement of approximately 1,000-6,000 crewmembers, including civilian residents and families. From commissioning in 2363 until destruction in 2371, crewmembers joined the crew, and some departed or were lost.

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What does NCC stand for in Star Trek?

NCC is the Starfleet abbreviation for "Naval Construction Contract", comparable to what the U.S. Navy would call a hull number. Jefferies rejected 3, 6, 8, and 9 as "too easily confused" on screen; he eventually reasoned the Enterprise was the first vessel of Starfleet's 17th starship design, hence 1701.

How did Enterprise-D get destroyed?

The Enterprise-D met an untimely demise in Star Trek Generations when Klingons Lursa and B'Etor found a way to penetrate the Enterprise's shields, stunning the ship's crew and inflicting serious damage before the Enterprise was able to destroy the Klingon vessel.

Did the Enterprise D have a captain's yacht?

The Enterprise-D had a captain's yacht (called either the Calypso or the Cousteau, depending on which edition of the Star Trek Encyclopedia one reads), but it was never seen in use or mentioned in dialogue —budgetary constraints prevented the construction of the required interior sets and visual effects.

What does NCC 1701 mean in Star Trek?

The origin for this theory stems from the strictly non-canon Star Trek novel Best Destiny by Diane Carey, which delivered an origin story for James Kirk and his legacy creating father Commander George Kirk, through a series of flashbacks. At multiple points, Carey wrote USS Enterprise Naval Construction Contract 1701.

Could the Enterprise-D defeat a Star Destroyer?

Photon torpedoes likely have greater range than a Star Destroyer's turbolasers. That would give the Enterprise an ability to fire on the Devastator while staying out of weapons range, a decided tactical advantage. Another advantage is that a Federation starship can outrun an Imperial Star Destroyer.

Did any ship survive Wolf 359?

The Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed. pp. 135, 580, 604) states this ship was a Nebula-class starship at the Battle of Wolf 359, and the sole surviving ship based on the fact that the ship faced the Borg again in Star Trek: First Contact.

How many times has the Enterprise-D been destroyed?

D was destroyed fighting renegade Klingon sisters. Also D was destroyed many more times like in Cause and Effect (4 or 5 times?) and 2 times in All Good Things finale.

Why did the Enterprise have dolphins?

The Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual indicates that the dolphins were part of the ship's complement, serving as navigational specialists. This would indicate that they are, in fact, a sentient species. They likely operated out of Cetacean Ops.

Why did Enterprise end?

Summary. UPN canceled Star Trek: Enterprise due to low ratings and a lack of network support for the series. Enterprise season 4 involved a creative shift with Manny Coto taking over as showrunner, but it couldn't save the series from cancelation.

How big is the Enterprise supposed to be?

In the television show, the Enterprise traveled at speeds measured in multiples of the speed of light using warp drives, a propulsion concept extrapolated from supersonic flight to imagine faster-than-light travel. The fictional ship grossed 190,000 tons, and measured 947 feet long and 417 feet in diameter.

What is the most powerful version of the USS Enterprise?

What is the difference between the USS Enterprise-E and D?

The Enterprise-D is a peacetime cruise ship, which is fine for week-to-week adventures where you're attending trombone recitals or getting de-aged or quietly contemplating the nature of sentience. The Enterprise-E is for cinematic world-saving, built by a Starfleet that was being squeezed by the Dominion and the Borg.

How powerful was the Enterprise-D?

According to Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual (p. 55), the ship didn't actually achieve warp 10 or go beyond it, but it did travel at the speed of about warp 9.9999999996. This was confirmed in VOY: "Threshold", in which a shuttle from USS Voyager becomes the first craft to actually achieve warp 10.

Did the Enterprise-D have dolphins?

So the dolphin tanks on the Enterprise D were called “Cetacean Ops,” and it had two humpback whales and several dolphins for the humans to consult with on matters of interstellar navigation and linguistics, which the Cetaceans are apparently experts in.

Who was captain of Enterprise after Picard?

Captain Worf (Michael Dorn) - Captain Picard was promoted to Admiral and left the USS Enterprise-E to lead the Federation's mission to rescue the Romulans from their sun going supernova. Worf was promoted to Captain of the Enterprise, but the ship was lost under mysterious circumstances.

Was Captain Janeway on the Enterprise?

Is Kathryn Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager actually a great captain? That's a negative, she never served on the Enterprise. It's possible she served on a Galaxy Class ship on her way up through the ranks, but not much mention of her service record is revealed in Star Trek Voyager.

Why did Worf leave the Enterprise?

Worf resigned from Starfleet to fight for Gowron and served on his brother's ship. Gowron won the war after Starfleet exposed Romulan support for the House of Duras.

Did Worf destroy Enterprise-E?

Sisko later heard that Worf's Klingon problems and his thirst for vengeance against the Klingon Empire did indeed lead to the destruction of the - thankfully empty - freighter. It's possible, therefore, that Worf's Klingon bloodlust also played a part in the situation that led to the destruction of the Enterprise-E.