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In 2063, the [[Human]] engineer [[Zefram Cochrane]] unlocked the door to the stars for Humanity by his invention of [[warp drive]]. His prototype warp-capable craft, the ''[[Phoenix]]'', just exceeded [[warp factor|warp 1]], the [[speed of light]].
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 [[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.
When the Earth embassy on [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] was bombed, ''Enterprise'' was ordered to the system. The [[Vulcan High Command]] postulated that the [[Syrrannite]]s had been behind the bombing. The crew discovered a bomb still in the wreckage of the embassy and confirmed the [[DNA]] was that of a well-known Syrrannite, [[T'Pau]], but was later discovered to be faked. Archer and T'Pol went on a quest to find T'Pau in [[The Forge]], leaving the ''Enterprise'' in command of {{MA|Charles_Tucker_III|Trip Tucker}}. After challenging [[V'Las]]'s evidence on the bombing, Ambassador Soval was thrown out of the High Command and decided to stay with the Humans. ''Enterprise'' was ordered to leave the system, and refused to do so with its captain still on the planet, causing a skirmish with the Vulcans. Soval informed acting Captain Tucker the Vulcans were preparing to attack [[Andoria]]. ''Enterprise'' warned the Andorians, and the two fleets of Vulcan and Andoria met and engaged with ''Enterprise'' fighting on the side of the Andorians. The Vulcans called off the attack after only a short time due to political changes back on their homeworld. The discovery of the ancient texts of [[Surak]] caused the dismissal of the High Command, and Star Fleet activity was no longer to be regulated by the Vulcans.
Some time after the [[Vulcan Reformation]], [[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Emory_Erickson Emory Erickson]] performed a major overhaul of the transporter in an experiment on ''Enterprise'', boosting the transporter range to more than 40,000 [[kilometer]]skilometers. The upgrade replaced the old transporter control pedestal with a much more advanced control system.
Later in 2154, two officers were contaminated with a [[silicon]]-based [[virus]] which had been beamed aboard ''Enterprise''. As a result, a part of ''Enterprise'' had to be sealed off in quarantine.
In November of 2154, ''Enterprise'' carried a [[Tellarite]] delegation, including Ambassador [[Gral (Tellarite)|Gral]], to [[Babel]]. On the way there, the starship received a [[distress call]] from the [[Andorian battle cruiser|Andorian warship]] ''[[Kumari]]''. The warship had been attacked by an unknown vessel, although Andorian [[Commander]] [[Thy'lek Shran|Shran]] blamed the Tellarites for the destruction of his ship. Eventually, the crew of ''Enterprise'' learned that the ''Kumari'' had been attacked by a [[prototype]] [[Romulan drone-ship]] which was able to disguise itself as other vessels. Gral and Shran eventually managed to work out their differences, and ''Enterprise'' rendezvoused with a Tellarite transport ship which returned Gral and his delegation to [[Tellar Prime]]. ''Enterprise'' continued to Andor, where Captain Archer and Commander Shran encountered the [[Aenar]], a blind race of [[telepathy|telepaths]]. A member of the Aenar, [[Jhamel]], returned to ''Enterprise'' with Archer and Shran and assisted in the destruction of the drone-ships which the Romulans had launched from [[Remus]]. Again, the starship journeyed to Andor, where Shran and Jhamel left the ship.
[[Image:Warpfields.jpg|thumb|left|''Enterprise'' (top) and ''Columbia'' attempt a risky personnel transfer]]
