flight star trek enterprise flight episode american science fiction television series star trek enterprise fourth episode second season aired upn written directed star trek generation actor set 22nd century series follows adventures starfleet starship enterprise registration episode captain informed death colleague relates story breaking warp barrier whilst investigating dark matter episode inspired story american seen film right stuff sets specifically built episode reference designer enterprise star trek original series included story crew members aircraft carrier uss enterprise appeared episode handed flag ship cast crew critical reception episode positive praise directed episode received second lowest number viewers received enterprise point blamed aired opposite series finale plot enterprise investigate dark matter cloud captain archer informed admiral starfleet colleague captain robinson died rock climbing accident archer seeking desires travel armed spatial charges dark matter sub commander noting captains prohibited traveling ship joins underway relating story warp program earth series flashbacks commander archer meets informed excelled colleague commander robinson awarded test ship alpha disappointed archer goes local bar robinson later robinson takes scheduled flight aboard breaking warp barrier refuses command forest stop instead increases speed craft soon destroyed approaches warp robinson escapes argue warp program postponed archer wants program father engine research continue archer new friend club discuss problem robinson arrives blames archer father end fist fight day archer discovers robinson packing contents locker primarily problem engine work archer robinson steal beta tucker flight control starts suffer issues alpha starfleet security tucker archer robinson manage engines goal warp archer robinson starfleet ground program year eventually confirm father design sound future archer launches charges cloud suggests named archer close friend robinson production flight inspired film right stuff story test pilots edwards air force base nasa reference apollo lunar landing archer mentions remembers astronaut words stepped moon actual words looks like secondary little thermal effects right warp drive mentioned draft pitch star trek dated march version referred space warp drive drive allows vessel travel faster speed light space time ship physicist created theoretical drive similar theory star trek universe invented drive portrayed film star trek contact appeared role pilot enterprise broken bow episode showed culmination development warp engine designed father henry launch enterprise period gave oversight advice starfleet development warp drive sought slow progress humans flight showed previously unseen period development fictional warp drive pursuit warp barrier dark matter seen episode real phenomenon unclear exactly seen makes great deal matter universe wrote flight episode enterprise star trek generation actor directed episode second season fourth overall previously directed episodes shows franchise including episode star trek voyager timeless episode tucker states commanding officer testing facility captain direct reference designer original uss enterprise died months episode aired production began march concluded march days shoot consisted scenes members cast shooting scenes episodes horizon regeneration present day scenes completed second day filming remaining days shooting devoted flashback scenes sets built specifically episode including club interior prototype vessels casting guest cast flight included return recurring role admiral demanding shoot far requiring set seven days filming cast musician won academy award best original song easy film nashville half brother fellow actor episode saw return actors appeared series star trek franchise included appeared episode vulcan advisor previously appeared star trek deep space episode defiant member terrorist group appearing flight previously appeared voyager movie star trek contact flight provided stage exchange united_states navy aircraft carrier uss enterprise crew members real life enterprise voted sailors year given roles extras episode time exchange occurred previous winners appeared crew members board fictional enterprise episode time given roles instead aviation maintenance 2nd class portrayed technician navy counselor 1st class played senator hospital 3rd class senator assistant pleased appearing grant saying nephew told kids school aunt going star trek makes experience thrill hunt saying years come able hey enterprise return sailors presented cast crew star trek enterprise flag flying aircraft carrier earlier month reception home media release flight shown united_states upn aired night following episode bounty episodes saw reduction viewing figures compared previous weeks attributed broadcast time series finale flight received share adults ages means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast second lowest rating received series point bounty received slightly decreased rating viewing figures higher bounty watched million reviewers flight watched million flight watched programme evening episode aired following week season finale figures rebounded slightly final rating audience million reviewed episode thought particular gave best performances far worked thought characters flashback overall thought filmed episode new sets visual effects good website reviews gave episode score saying welcomed story series episode thought episode wasn challenging watch thought melancholy ending fitting thought worthwhile time actual founding starfleet flight released home media use dvd second series box set star trek enterprise release featured text commentary episode star trek nasa designers michael episode featured enterprise episodes star trek fan collective dvd set captain log set featured episodes selected captains star trek series chosen fans total seventeen episodes release season occurred august
First Flight (Star Trek: Enterprise)