Changes: Warp Five program

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The warp five engine aboard an Template:ShipClass starship

The Warp five engine was a type of warp reactor developed by Humans in the 22nd century. The Template:ShipClass starships of the mid-22nd century were the first Earth ships to utilize the reactor. Warp five technology allowed Humans to travel a hundred times faster than was possible with the previous generation of warp engines that were limited by the warp 2 barrier. (ENT: "Broken Bow")

Development

NX alpha — The first test vehicle NX-Alpha

Columbia (NX-02), late 2154 — The *Columbia*

The Warp five program was the name given to the research and development project commissioned by United Earth Space Probe Agency to develop the reactor. Doctor Zefram Cochrane and Doctor Henry Archer were two of the main scientists involved in the project; they did much of their work at the Warp Five Complex on Earth.

The NX Project, overseen by Commodore Maxwell Forrest from its initial stages in the early 2140s, fielded several test vehicles with prototype versions of the warp five engine. These prototypes were piloted by Commanders Jonathan Archer, A.G. Robinson, Gardner, and Duvall. Captain Jefferies was an engineer on the NX Program, and Lieutenant Charles Tucker III worked on his team.

After the engine was ready for use, the Enterprise NX-01 was constructed. The ship was launched in April of 2151 and became the first United Earth starship to utilize the warp five engine in deep space. Unfortunately, by this time, Henry Archer had died of Clarke's Disease. His son, Jonathan Archer, captained this first NX-class starship, with Charles Tucker III as his chief engineer. (ENT: "First Flight", "Broken Bow")

An alternate timeline, created by Daniels' taking Jonathan Archer into the future, diverged from the primary one at approximately the beginning of the Warp Five program; by the 31st century, the Earth of this timeline had long since been destroyed. (ENT: "Shockwave, Part II")

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-The '''Warp Five program''' was the name given to a research and development project commissioned by [[United Earth Space Probe Agency]] to develop a '''warp five engine'''. Before the program began, [[Terran]] ships were limited to a speed just under warp 2. [[Doctor]] [[Zefram Cochrane]] and Doctor [[Henry Archer]] were two of the main [[scientist]]s involved in the project; they did much of their work at the [[Warp Five Complex]] on [[Earth]].
+The '''Warp five engine''' was a type of [[warp reactor]] developed by [[Human]]s in the [[22nd century]]. The {{ShipClass|NX}} starships of the mid-[[22nd century]] were the first Earth ships to utilize the reactor. Warp five technology allowed Humans to travel a hundred times faster than was possible with the previous generation of warp engines that were limited by the [[warp 2 barrier]]. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
+==Development==
-The [[NX Program]], and the subsequent {{ShipClass|NX}}, was the first [[United Earth]] [[starship]] type to utilize the warp five engine after many decades of research and development. Unfortunately, by the time his engine was ready for production, Henry Archer had died of [[Clarke's Disease]]. However, his son, [[Jonathan Archer]], captained the first ''NX''-class starship, the {{NX|Enterprise}}. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
+[[File:NX alpha.jpg|thumb|The first test vehicle [[NX-Alpha]]]]
+[[File:Columbia (NX-02), late 2154.jpg|thumb|The {{NX|Columbia}}]]
+The '''Warp five program''' was the name given to the research and development project commissioned by [[United Earth Space Probe Agency]] to develop the reactor. [[Doctor]] [[Zefram Cochrane]] and Doctor [[Henry Archer]] were two of the main [[scientist]]s involved in the project; they did much of their work at the [[Warp Five Complex]] on [[Earth]].
+The [[NX Project]], overseen by [[Commodore]] [[Maxwell Forrest]] from its initial stages in the early [[2140s]], fielded several test vehicles with [[prototype]] versions of the warp five engine. These prototypes were piloted by [[Commander]]s [[Jonathan Archer]], [[A.G. Robinson]], [[Gardner]], and [[Duvall]]. [[Captain]] [[Jefferies]] was an [[engineer]] on the NX Program, and [[Lieutenant]] [[Charles Tucker III]] worked on his team.
+After the engine was ready for use, the {{EnterpriseNX}} was constructed. The ship was launched in [[April]] of [[2151]] and became the first [[United Earth]] starship to utilize the warp five engine in deep space. Unfortunately, by this time, Henry Archer had died of [[Clarke's Disease]]. His son, Jonathan Archer, captained this first ''NX''-class starship, with Charles Tucker III as his chief engineer. ({{ENT|First Flight|Broken Bow}})
 ''An [[alternate timeline]], created by [[Daniels (Crewman)|Daniels']] taking Jonathan Archer into the future, diverged from the primary one at approximately the beginning of the Warp Five program; by the [[31st century]], the Earth of this timeline had long since been destroyed.'' ({{ENT|Shockwave, Part II}})
+==See also==
+* [[Warp three engine]]
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