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However, the sheer vastness of interstellar space made even this incredible speed insufficient for interstellar travel. To put this in perspective, at warp 1, the speed of light, it would still take over four years to travel from [[Earth]] to [[Proxima Centauri]], the nearest star to [[Sol]], Earth's sun.
Further development of warp drive was necessary for deep space exploration well out of Earth's solar system. This was done at the [[Warp Five Complex]] in Bozeman, Montana by several engineers, such as [[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Henry_Archer Henry Archer]] and Cochrane himself. Over the next hundred years, development continued until Humanity's first warp engine capable of warp 5 was created. This engine was capable of speeds that finally made interstellar travel in reasonable periods possible, i.e. in days, weeks or months instead of years.
Thus Humanity was ready to build its first true [[starship]]. Work on this began and, in 2151, ''Enterprise'' was completed.
