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"Enterprise" (a Human word for a venture of scope, risk and promise) has a long Earth lineage, from the [[Horatio Nelson|age of sail]] through the [[warp 5 engine]]. ''l'Entreprenant'' (''Enterprising'') was a [[French]] sailing ship in [[17th century|1671]]. A subsequent ship, ''l'Entreprise'' was captured by the [[British]] [[Royal Navy]] in [[18th century|1705]] and renamed [[HMS Enterprize|HMS ''HMS Enterprize'']], a name used in British and [[United States|American]] navies through the [[21st century]]. A [[prototype]] for [[NASA]]'s [[space shuttle]] fleet was named [[Enterprise (OV-101)|Space Shuttle ''Enterprise'']] (OV-101) by popular demand in 1976. The first [[Earth]] [[Star Fleet]] vessel commissioned [[Enterprise, NX-01|''Enterprise'' NX-01]] launched in 2151 under the command of Captain [[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Jonathan_Archer Jonathan Archer]], initiating the era of Humanity's deep space exploration.

In the early to mid-23rd century, at least twelve heavy [[cruiser]]-type [[starship]]s, the ''Constitution''-class, were commissioned by the Federation Star Fleet. The vessel [[Registry|registered]] NCC-1701, which was constructed in [[San Francisco]] and launched in 2245, was christened the ''Enterprise''. [[Larry Marvick]] was one of the designers of the ''Enterprise.''

[[Captain]] [[Robert April]] oversaw construction of her components and commanded her during her trial runs and early missions.