( ENT: ' Broken Bow', ' Fortunate Son')Įnterprise was launched from the Orbital Drydock Facility on April 12, 2151, under the command of Captain Jonathan Archer. Following the construction of the first starship of the class ( Enterprise), three more NX-class starships were on the drawing board by August 2151. Starships of the NX-class were far more formidable than the J and Y-class freighters that had preceded them. ( ENT: ' Broken Bow', ' Home' Enterprise (NX-01) dedication plaque set artwork) Jefferies, among others, worked on the creation of the warp five engine.
The NX-class was conceived in the early 22nd century as part of the NX Project at the Warp Five Complex: a research and development site on Earth, where Henry Archer, Zefram Cochrane, and Captain W.M. The NX-01 Enterprise departs from spacedock
