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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Irishman: [QB] On the locally-dubbed "Iceland"-class ship from "Enterprise": There is an obvious design influence from the Lockheed Martin X-33 Venture Star spacecraft, first proposed as a replacement for the aging Space Shuttle. The original X-33 proof-of-concept vehicle was 20 meters long and wide, with Aerospike high-performance engines. If the POC had returned positive test results, NASA would have gone ahead with a scaled-up planform of 40 meters, also with the Aerospike propulsion system. Although in the real-world, the X-33 program was terminated, it would seem from the opening credits of "Enterprise" that the X-33 development cycle continued in the Trek universe. The Iceland-class appeared as part of an Earth Defense Fleet which clearly predated NX-01's introduction. Its planform can be interpreted as presenting a later refinement of the X-33 planform, modernized and retasked for a new mission. I've played around a little with hypothetical timelines based on this evolution. 2007 - Venture Star spacecraft is introduced. It is land-launched, with capabilities roughly akin to the Space Shuttle. (40 meters l & w), Aerospike Engines 2043 - Venture Star 2 (On-orbit assembly and deployment) (60 meters l & w), Mini-Mag Orion Engines 2063 - Zephram Cochrane invents the CDP (warp drive). 2067 - The Conestoga, first colony ship refitted with a CDP drive, leaves for Terra Nova. 2090 - Venture Star 3 (On-orbit assembly and deployment) (80 meters l & w) Warp 1 Engines 2119 - The Iceland-class is launched, developed for planetary defense (on-orbit assembly and deployment) (120 meters l & w) Warp 2 Engines 2135 - The Intrepid-class is launched as Solar Explorers (on-orbit assembly and deployment) Warp 3.9 Engines 2151 - The NX-01 is launched under command of Jonathan Archer. There will be Iceland schematics soon. Any thoughts on how this might fit into canon chronologies? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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