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Encyclopedia > First Flight (Enterprise episode)

"First Flight" is the title of a Star Trek: Enterprise television episode from season two. The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ...


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Captain Jonathan Archer receives word that his friend, Captain A.G. Robinson, has been killed in a climbing accident on Earth. Saddened by this news, and wanting to be alone for awhile, Archer decides to take a shuttlepod to examine what is believed to be the first dark matter nebula ever observed. Sub-Commander T'Pol insists on going along; although her stated reason is scientific curiosity about the nebula, it's clear she wants to provide some sort of support for her friend. Jonathan Archer is a fictional character from the television show Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005). ... Earth, also known as Terra, and (mostly in the 19th century) Tellus, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. ... In cosmology, dark matter refers to hypothetical matter particles, of unknown composition, that do not emit or reflect enough electromagnetic radiation to be detected directly, but whose presence can be inferred from gravitational effects on visible matter such as stars and galaxies. ... The Triangulum Emission Nebula NGC 604 lies in a spiral arm of Galaxy M33, 2. ... Commander TPol is a fictional character played by Jolene Blalock in Star Trek: Enterprise. ...


During the mission, Archer tells T'Pol about Robinson, leading to a series of flashbacks to the earliest days of the NX program, in which Robinson and Archer were colleagues and rivals for the first command of a Warp 5 starship. Archer relates how he befriended his future chief engineer Charles Tucker III and how early experiments with warp power nearly ended the NX program a decade before the launch of Enterprise. Enterprise (NX-01) In the Star Trek fictional universe, the NX class was a variety of starship produced by Earth Starfleet prior to the United Federation of Planets. ... Commander Charles Tucker III, (?-2161) known as Trip (for triple, since he is the third generation of his family to be called Charles Tucker), is a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ...


Trivia

  • Since the next episode Bounty is part of a Klingon-related story arc, and the entire third season consisted of one story arc, "First Flight" would be the last completely standalone Enterprise episode until "Daedalus" aired midway through season 4.
Preceded by:
Regeneration		 Star Trek: Enterprise episodes Followed by:
Bounty

Bounty is the title of a Star Trek: Enterprise television episode from season two. ... It has been suggested that MoQbara be merged into this article or section. ... Daedalus is the name of the 86th episode from the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Regeneration is the title of a Star Trek: Enterprise television episode from season two. ... This list of Star Trek: Enterprise episodes is accompanied by each episodes original airdate on UPN in the United States, along with its Nielsen rating, and number of viewers. ... Bounty is the title of a Star Trek: Enterprise television episode from season two. ...

References

  • StarTrek.com Episode Information

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