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This ship model of Star Trek’s USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) was located aboard the United States Navy’s USS Enterprise (CVN-65) before being transferred to the Naval History and Heritage Command for preservation in 2006. Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, wrote the premise for his space epic in 1964, just three years after the United States launched the nuclear-powered USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world at the time. Even Star Trek Art Director Matt Jefferies placed a drawing of the starship Enterprise next to that of the Navy aircraft carrier for scale. The Enterprise name has upheld its legacy for many decades within the Star Trek franchise. Naval History and Heritage Command Image.

April 5, 2023

“A Tall Ship and A Star to Steer Her By:” Star Trek and Naval History

In the fictional history of Star Trek[1] there are few days more important than 5 April. On that day in 2063, Vulcans landed in Bozeman, Montana following Zefram Cochrane’s successful test of a faster-than-light engine built from a modified ICBM. In Star Trek’s utopian future, this event led to the creation of the peaceful and prosperous United