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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Adm_Amit: [QB] I don't disagree with what you've said because it's all sound and makes sense. But what I would say that would be a more apropriate action when producing such a big project to have a backup. This can be clearly seen in any major project that is conducted nowadays. As a good example I can present the Space Shuttle. During it's development in the 1970s Rockwell developed 2 main test articles and 2 flight vehicles. Structurally-wise all 4 articles began assembly at a very close proximity within the same year. Now the test articles (MPTA-98 and STA-99) were finished at close proximity. The two flight vehicles (OV-101 and OV-102) were finished at separate dates because OV-101 (Enterprise) was chosen not be an active orbiter. If it had been chosen, all other major system integrations that went into OV-102 (Columbia) would have been completed on OV-101 at the same time. All I'm saying is that Starfleet would have begun work on at least 2 space-worthy frames for what became the NX class. Maybe not simultaneously but at a slight gap of a few months not because they didn't trust their design but as a factor of safety. Nothing that important is ever built alone. There's always a backup. If you don't like that idea then I have another possible suggestion. Starfleet vessels like many aerospace vessels and propulsion systems nowadays follow the modular concept. Many separate sub-assemblies or modules are created and assembled into the main assembly. As such the creation of the NX really keeps following that tradition. If Starfleet didn't have another available production facility to construct a second spaceframe It would make a lot of sense for Starfleet to have been producing backup spare modules for the prototype vessel that became Enterprise. This would have been done just in case any irreversible damage was experienced by Enterprise. This idea isn't really far fetched as it is regularly practiced in the aerospace industry nowadays and surely would continue into the future. As a very good example, the Orbiter Endeavour was completely assembled from structural spare modules that were made for the Atlantis and Discovery Orbiters. Again by producing these spare modules assembly and test of Endeavour took a lot less than normal production on one of the original orbiters. Once again if this would have been performed then production of a second NX class vessel would not have taken long and there would conceivably be at least another NX Class vessel at least going through the Test Operations. Maybe not a full space-worthy vessel but at least a core crew performing all sorts of tests on the ship. During any sort of production any engineering changes performed on one product are immediately incorporated into the succesor usually just delaying the release of the original product and not the successor. As such any sort of flaws or changes done to the NX-01 would have been incorporated into the NX-02 to prevent delay in its production. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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