[thechat] Star Trek Enterprise

[Ben Dyer]

At 10:38 AM 10/10/2001, you wrote:
>At 8:29 PM +0530 10/10/01, you wrote:
>
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>>I chuckled when I saw the photo of an F14 taking off from an aircraft 
>>carrier called... The USS Enterprise!
>
>Just so you know...there have been American warships called "Enterprise" 
>ever since there was a US Navy. Enterprise in the show is one of the long 
>line of ships called Enterprise. Another name they have in the show is 
>Repulse (a name with a long tradition in the British Navy).

Actually, that's always been an off-and-on theme throughout the 
series.  The intro to Enterprise (which has sparked considerable debate on 
/. but that's another story) kind of gives a brief history of Terran 
exploration starting with the old ships of exploration.

In Captain Archer's ready room, he has artwork of previous Enterprises.  I 
recognize the old sailing ship, the aircraft carrier and the space shuttle.

And, if I remember right, didn't they have something similar to that in the 
first Star Trek movie?

--Ben


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