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2012-12-12T03:37:14+00:00 Why the Enterprise Could Never Go
Underwater Erin  By now, you've probably seen the new trailer
for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness, which features a
stunning shot of the Enterprise rising up out of a body of
water. According to journalists who have seen the first nine
minutes of the film, the Enterprise is purposefully hiding
there. Only one problem, though: It could never happen.  Raymond
Wagner, who has a PhD in electrical engineering and works in the
space industry, told Badass Digest going underwater is the kind
of thing that simply wouldn't be built into the capabilities of
the spaceship. "Like most spacecraft, the Enterprise is designed
to keep between one and several atmospheres of pressure in,
while the ship itself is exposed to the vacuum of space," Wagner
says. "This is a very different job than keeping out the
pressure from tons of sea water over your head." For every 33
feet the ship descends into the