Phoenix (Star Trek)

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For the Nebula-class starship USS Phoenix, see The Wounded (Star Trek: The Next Generation).
The Phoenix
The Phoenix

The Phoenix is the fictional first man-made spacecraft to travel beyond the speed of light in the Star Trek science fiction film Star Trek: First Contact.[1] It also appears in the opening sequence of all but two episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise.[2]

The fictional characters Zefram Cochrane and Lily Sloane built the Phoenix from an old "Titan V" nuclear missile.[1] Lt. Commander Data remarks upon the irony regarding a nuclear missile being used to usher in an era of peace.

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]

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  1. ^ a b c d Okuda, Mike and Denise Okuda, with Debbie Mirek (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53609-5. 
  2. ^ Star Trek Timeline: Enterprise Opening. Startrek.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.

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