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1.3.2 USS Enterprise front elevation< RCS thruster quad (typ.)Main BridgeDorsal phaser arrayVentral phaser arrayMain deflectorPhoton torpedo launcherLifeboat hatch (typ.)Lateral sensor arraySaucer deflector arrayPHYSICAL ARRANGEMENTThe hulls, remarkably birdlike in their strong, hollowconstruction, are reinforced against flight stresses by activeenergy fields that tighten and flex where required to compensatefor natural and artificial internal and external forces.Structures integrated into the hulls allow for a variety of necessaryfunctions.The Bridge consolidates command positions for the restof the starship, windows give crewmembers needed vistaswhile in space, phaser arrays and photon torpedo launchersprovide defense against hostile forces, and subspace radioarrays communicate with other worlds and other ships.Lifeboats allow for escape in dire emergencies, transporteremitters afford reliable movement of crew and gearnearly instantaneously, navigational sensors and deflectorsgive the starship distant vision and a method for clearingobstacles, and powerful warp engines propel the ship atspeeds only dreamt of when most spacefaring races begintheir climb to the stars.The forty-two decks are internally divided around majorload-bearing structures. A great many systems, especiallythe pressurized habitation sections, are suspended within theopen spaces, essentially "floating" on flexible ligaments tominimize mechanical, thermal, and conductive radiationshocks. As the Enterprise left the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards,approximately 35% of the internal volume was not yet filledwith room modules and remained as empty spaceframe forfuture expansion and mission-specific applications.The interior spaces validate the concept of the interstellarorganism, with the level of complexity rising dramaticallyonce inside the hull. The starship possesses structures akinto a central nervous system and circulatory apparatus, foodstorage areas, a heart, locomotor mechanisms, waste removalpaths, and numerous other systems. Many of these areself-maintaining, with crew intervention required only occa-The starship Enterprise was originally designed back in 1964 by Matt Jefferies, art director on the first Star Trek televisionseries. The current incarnation of the ship was designed by Andrew Probert. The actual working blueprints of the shipminiature were drafted by set designer Greg Papaiia, and a six-foot model was built at Lucasfiim's Industrial Light and Magicunder the supervision of Ease Owyeung. A slightly smaller (but more detailed) four-foot model was built under the supervisionof Greg Jein during our third season. These models are constructed from cast resin and Fiberglas on a precision-machinedaluminum framework. Interior lighting is created by a maze of neon and incandescent lights, controlled by an external powersupply console. (Greg Jein is also responsible for the Nebula class starship introduced during our fourth season, as well asthe USS Stargazer from "The Battle"and the Enterprise-C from "Yesterday's Enterprise.")