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How does the Enterprise warp drive work?
Warp drive in Star Trek works by annihilating matter (in the form of deuterium, a kind of hydrogen gas) and antimatter in a fusion reaction mediated by dilithium crystals. This produces the enormous power required to warp space-time and drive the ship faster than light.
Why does the enterprise not always go Warp 9?
It just seems a waste of ship resources like food and quite frankly the time of the crew and passengers. If they are anything like engines today then there is usually a middle ground that is fuel efficient.
What is the maximum warp speed of the Enterprise D?
The ship achieved maximum speed of warp 9.5 maximum when pursued by the entity known as “Q”; at warp 9.3 its engines had passed the red line.
How long can the enterprise travel at warp 9?
Warp factor vs. average speed
| Warp factor | Average speed (×c) | Travel time |
|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 2,001 | 50 seconds |
| 8.4 to 14.1 | 765,000 | 11.337 hours |
| 8.5 | 1,251 | 2 years |
| 9 | 834 | ~20 minutes |
What did Captain Kirk say to go to warp speed?
Famous Captain Kirk Quotes from Star Trek. When he talks about getting into the Warp seed, Captain James T Kirk always says, “Wrap me!” or “It’s wrap time.” Many such Captain James T Kirk quotes are spread across the Star Trek Franchise and have become a part of the people’s everyday language.
What was Captain Kirk’s favorite line?
“What is a man but that lofty spirit, that sense of enterprise, that devotion for something that cannot be sensed, cannot be realized but only dreamed, the highest reality?” – Captain James T Kirk.
Why does Captain Picard say engage?
“Engage.” Another one of Picard’s catchphrases. This is basically Star Trek’s version of “let’s go” or “punch it.”
What race discovered warp?
The Vissians
(Star Trek: Insurrection) The Vissians developed warp drive around the 12th century. (ENT: “Cogenitor”) The Borg in the Delta Quadrant began to establish their interstellar collective by the 15th century.
Who is the commanding officer of the Enterprise D?
The Enterprise -D is a Galaxy -class ship and the fifth Federation starship in the Star Trek universe to carry the name Enterprise. Enterprise -D is the flagship of Starfleet. The commanding officer is Captain Jean-Luc Picard for the majority of the ship’s service.
What happened to the enterprise in Star Trek Generations?
In 2371, as depicted in Star Trek Generations, the Duras sisters attack and heavily damage the Enterprise. A warp drive coolant leak causes an explosion that destroys the stardrive section, the saucer section crash lands on the surface of Veridian III and is damaged beyond repair. The Enterprise is itself a protagonist in The Next Generation.
How big is the forward edge of the Enterprise saucer?
An 18-inch (46 cm) model of the saucer’s forward edge was used for close-ups of the crashed ship. Starfleet commissions the Galaxy -class USS Enterprise in 2363 under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. The flagship of the United Federation of Planets, it is on a mission “to boldly go where no one has gone before.”
How many people were on the Enterprise when it was built?
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.
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