History
In the fictional Star Trek universe, Enterprise NX-01, the first starship of the NX class, was Commissioned in 2151. With a crew complement of 86, Enterprise was Starfleet's first long-range exploration vessel. The Enterprise initially had a maximum warp speed of 4.5 which was increased to a theoretical top speed of warp 5.2 during the 4th season (episode 95 "In a Mirror, Darkly: Part II"): considerably faster than any other human vessels of the era.
Captain Archer (Scott Bakula) made first contact with the Suliban, Tholians, Klingons, and Xindi, among others. Enterprise established Earth's presence in previously uncharted regions of space, bringing together the Andorians and Vulcans—two species who had been on the verge of war for years.
Enterprise was pivotal in defending Earth from a dangerous alliance of five alien races from the planet Xindus known as the Xindi in 2153 through 2154. The ship suffered severe damage several times during the mission and the crew suffered heavy casualties, but managed to return home after an unexpected detour to an alternate version of 1944 in which Nazi Germany had conquered much of the eastern United States ("Storm Front"); although the vessel did not land during that mission, it was brought within tens of meters from the ground in order to help restore the timeline.
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