PHOENIX (STAR TREK)


The ''Phoenix''

The '''Phoenix''' is the fictional first human-made spacecraft to travel beyond the speed of light in the Star Trek science fiction film ''.[1] It also appears in the opening sequence of all but two episodes of ''.[2]
The fictional characters Zefram Cochrane and Lily Sloane built the ''Phoenix'' from an old "Titan V" nuclear missile.1
As depicted in ''First Contact'', the ''Phoenix'''s voyage occurs on April 5, 2063, and its mission initiates first contact between Earth and extraterrestrials when a Vulcan survey ship detects the ship's warp signature.1 The Borg in that film travel in time in an attempt to prevent first contact and to assimilate Earth, but the USS ''Enterprise''-E's crew stops them.1
Data remarks upon the irony regarding a nuclear missile being used to usher in an era of peace. This isn't the first time such a thing has happened. The Titan II, used to launch Project Gemini, was originally designed to be used as an ICBM.

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1. The Star Trek Encyclopedia, Okuda, Mike and Denise Okuda, with Debbie Mirek, , , Pocket Books, 1999, ISBN 0-671-53609-5
2. Star Trek Timeline: Enterprise Opening

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★ The ''Phoenix'' at StarTrek.com

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