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0. Final selection of frame alloys; materials ordered. Warpengine and nacelle designs frozen; nacelle passes Reviews0 and 1. Warp engine components begin test fabrication.Impulse engine components, main computers, and transporterbegin fabrication. Communications system and tractorbeam design frozen; fabrication deferred for power simulations.Phaser emitter third redesign passes Review 0; Reviews1 and 2 skipped as fabrication begins. Main deflectorpower redesigned; fabrication begins.2349Frame and docking system pass Review 1; structural latchesbegin fabrication. Hull skin design frozen; some areas remainunder development. Warp engine materials failures slowfabrication. Nacelles pass Review 2; fabrication begins lateintheyear. Tractor beam system underconstruction. Photontorpedo launcher design frozen. Sensor pallets under construction.All auxiliary spacecraft under development.2350First frame members gamma-welded in Utopia Planitia ceremony.Warp nacelle shells under construction; coils remainin test phase. Impulse components test-fit within frame atmidyear. Computer core framing underway. Habitat modulestest-fit. Phasers and photon torpedo assemblies under construction.2351Frame construction and major hardware installations continuesimultaneously. Hull layers begin attachment. Warpengine core 65% complete; nacelles pass Review 3 withassumptions of successful fixes to coil materials problems.Major impulse engine installation complete. Computer cores50% complete off-site. First layers of habitat modules installed.Transporter installation deferred in labor rescheduling.Tractor beam emitters modified to accommodate hull skinchanges. Phaser bank installation proceeds. All other powerand consumables conduits continue installation.2352Warp engine core completed; materials difficulties eliminated.Warp field coil manufacture delayed by furnace facility complications;other system assemblies completed. Preparationsmade for impulse run-up tests. Main computer cores 80%complete; nonflight mock-ups complete fit checks. Habitatand connecting passages 55% installed. Transporter systemsminus hull emitters begin installation. Phaser bankinstallation complete; electro plasma power supply to phasersdeferred until warp engine power levels verified. Photontorpedo magnetic launcher power supplies reworked. Temporarygravity generators installed; network active only wherenecessary.2353Framing and hull skin construction continues. Docking systemlatches and pass-through fit checks continue. Deuteriumreactant tanks and antimatter pod assemblies arrive from offsitefor integration. Warp coil fixes effected; production ofmatched coil sets continues. Impulse engine system run-uptests performed; fusion chambers powered singly and incombinations. Reaction control system (RCS) thruster assembliesinstalled. Two computer cores completed; one eachinstalled in Saucer Module and Battle Section. Third corecompletion slowed by isolinear chip availability problems.Phaser power flow regulators and conduits installed; predictedwarp core power tap verified as adequate. Maindeflector piggyback instrument power supply work complete.2354Some hull skin sections show unacceptable welds; 2% reworkedto fix problem. Imbedded defensive shield grid notaffected. Warp engine core begins low-power tests; reachesWarp 2 equivalent energy. Nacelles still awaiting coil delivery.Impulse tests continue; RCS thruster software problem fixed.Third computer core delayed for additional two years; affectsall downstream starships. Habitat layers 70% complete.Shuttlecraft, work pods, and lifeboats arrive for integrationtests. Photon torpedo loader thermal expansion anomalyfixed.2355Final outerframing members completed; minordesign changein forward dorsal requires added longitudinal members. Warpengine core tests continue. Impulse engine system complete.Permanent gravity generator network complete. Habitatmodules and storage volumes complete. Transporter andsubspace comm system antennae modified; made compatiblewith deflector shield grid emissions. Structural integrityfield (SIF) runs at low power; works out starship's framing"kinks." Main deflector field focus test successful after startupfailure repaired. Starboard pylon phaser bank swappedwith one from USS Yamato; better operational fit for each.Photon torpedo loader thermal problem returns; new fix isfinal. Sensor pallets 50% installed; minimum for flight.2356Starship skin 95% complete. Warp engine power up tests toWarp 8 equivalent. Warp coils delivered and installed. Impulsefusion generators perform full power nonpropulsivetests. Third computer core delivered and installed; additionalWhen a script calls for a new spaceship to be seen, the initial task of design usually falls to Rick Sternbach. Rick will oftencreate the initial design on his trusty Macintosh computer, using 3-D software to visualize the general shapes on his computerscreen. This allows him to try many different variations very quickly before settling on a final design in consultation with ourvisual effects supervisors. Rick then draws up the final plans (using conventional drawing tools), which are then turned overto modelmakers like Greg Jein and Tony Meininger.