Encyclopedia of Speculative Fiction

NX-Beta

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The NX-Beta on an unathorized flight in 2143.

The NX-Beta, along with the NX-Alpha, was one of two test vehicles for used by Earth Starfleet's NX Program with the goal of breaking the Warp 2 barrier. In 2143, Jonathan Archer and A.G. Robinson took the NX-Beta on an unauthorized flight shortly after the destruction of NX-Alpha. The vessel was able to reach a maximum speed of warp 2.5 and return to Earth safely, the first human vessel to do so. (ENT: "First Flight")

NX class Starships
NX prototypes NX-Alpha | NX-Beta | NX-Gamma | NX-Delta
Commissioned ships Columbia | Enterprise
Mirror universe ISS Avenger | ISS Enterprise
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