Zefram Cochrane and Henry Archer during the inauguration of the Warp Five Complex in 2119
The Warp Five Complex was a research and development site on Earth, where Henry Archer and Zefram Cochrane, amongst others, worked on the creation of the Warp Five engine. The facility was located outside Bozeman, Montana, the site of First Contact between Humans and Vulcans. (ENT: "Singularity")
Cochrane dedicated the facility in 2119, making what would come to be an historic speech:
- "On this site, a powerful engine will be built... an engine that will someday help us to travel a hundred times faster than we can today. Imagine it: thousands of inhabited planets at our fingertips. And we'll be able to explore those strange new worlds... and seek out new life and new civilizations. This engine will let us go boldly... where no man has gone before."
The terminology and phrases Cochrane coined in this speech would be used in Starfleet for centuries to come. The speech would be revisited upon the launch of Enterprise, the first starship to benefit from the Warp Five engine. (ENT: "Broken Bow")
Background
In a blueprint of the Enterprise's bridge that was auctioned off in the It's A Wrap! sale and auction (item #4654), the Warp Five Complex is referred to as Orbital Drydock Facility 314, Station 15 B. [1]