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            Perfection, thou art the retrofitted Enterprise NCC-1701
                                        
> The Starfleet starship registry prefix “NCC” doesn't officially mean
> anything other than it is the standard prefix for starships in service.
> There have been other prefixes, notably “NX,” denoting a prototype, or
> experimental vessel. The two most famous ships with this prefix would be
> the U.S.S. Excelsior NX-2000 and the U.S.S. Defiant NX-74205. Once the
> U.S.S. Excelsior was rendered operational, the prefix changed to the
> standard NCC.
> 

“Star Trek: FAQ: What does the starship registry prefix “NCC” mean? [1]”

[Enterprise: NCC-1701] [2] (Enterprise: NCC-1701) [3] Of all the Star Trek
[4] ships called “Enterprise,” the one I find most beautiful (and one I would
love to own—either as a model or the “real thing”) is the retrofited NCC-1701
[5] from Star Trek: The Motion Picture [6]. The model used for filming was
seven feet in length [7] and according to the artist [8] who painted that
model, it is indeed white although it's hard to tell.

And while I would love to have that seven foot model, I'm not sure where I
would stick the darned thing … 

[1] http://www.startrek.com/information/faq.asp?ID=1365
[2] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2003/04/15/STMPent03.thumb.jpg
[3] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2003/04/15/STMPent03.jpg
[4] http://www.startrek.com/
[5] http://www.cloudster.com/Sets&Vehicles/STMPEnterprise/STMPEnterpriseTop.htm
[6] http://us.imdb.com/Title?0079945
[7] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2003/04/15/STMPent44.jpg
[8] http://www.olsenart.com/strek.html

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

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