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If an emergency was confined to the [[nacelle|warp engine nacelles]], it was possible to eject them while keeping the bulk of the vessel intact.
Though not an aerodynamic craft, in emergencies, ''Constitution''-class vessels were able to break orbit and enter a [[Class M]] [[planet]]'s upper [[atmosphere]] (and maintain attitude control while passing through it) for a limited period of time, conditional on the ship's ability to re-achieve escape velocity.
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Image:USS Enterprise orbiting Rigel XII.jpg|Front view of the [[primary hull]]
