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''Enterprise'' is a fictional spaceship which appeared in the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. It had the in-universe registration of NX-01 and appeared earlier in the franchise timeline than any Starfleet ship named ''Enterprise''. The producers of the series had originally intended to use an Akira-class starship as seen in ''Star Trek: First Contact'' (1996), but production designer Herman Zimmerman talked them into using a design with greater influence from ''Star Trek: The Original Series''. Doug Drexler designed the exterior of the vessel, eventually arriving at the final design after also suggesting a ''Daedalus''-class starship with a sphere-shaped primary hull (like the much later ''Olympic''-class medical starship), and a ship more reminiscent of the USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701) complete with secondary hull. These ideas were turned down by the producers, who instead pushed for the final version as seen. Drexler also proposed a refit design, which may have been used if the series continued into a fifth season. The interior of the ship was designed by a number of staff members, but primarily by Zimmerman. He took inspiration from the fast attack submarines of the United States Navy as well as considering the previous vessels named ''Enterprise'' in the franchise. In the series itself, the ship was first seen in the pilot episode "Broken Bow" and was seen throughout the series undergoing various upgrades. Its missions included an initial period of deep space exploration and a mission into the Delphic Expanse following the Xindi attack on Earth; it was also instrumental in the formation of the Coalition of Planets with the Vulcans, Andorians and Tellarites. The final 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 the NX-01 was seen on screen in the 2013 film ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', and it has appeared in the video game ''Star Trek: Encounters''. 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. ==Background== 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''. The starship was subsequently renamed USS ''Enterprise'' before the start of the series because of the growing real world fame of the recently launched U.S. Navy aircraft carrier of the same name. The name ''Enterprise'' has been linked with ''Star Trek'' since. A second ''Enterprise'' made its debut in ''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' (1986), suffixed NCC-1701-A.〔Reeves-Stevens (1995): pp. 236–237〕 The fourth version was introduced in a third season episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' entitled "Yesterday's Enterprise".〔Stillwell (2007): p. 83〕 That series was set on the fifth version of the vessel, prefixed NCC-1701-D.〔Nemecek (2003): p. 11〕 The missing third ''Enterprise'', prefixed NCC-1701-B, was introduced in ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994).〔Nemecek (2003): p. 319〕 Following 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'',〔Carey & Ruditis (2001): p. 246〕 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 the two became the executive producers on the new show. The new series launched after the end of ''Voyager'', but was set some 150 years 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 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,〔Carey & Ruditis (2001): p. 256〕 as he felt that after three series being set in roughly the same time period it would be exciting for the fans.〔Carey & Ruditis (2001): p. 249〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Enterprise (NX-01)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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