NX program

The NX program, immediately following the Warp Five program, was the name given to the Earth Starfleet's efforts in the 22nd century to develop a starship using the warp five engine, Humanity's first starship capable of real interstellar exploration. Prior to the NX program, Human ships were only capable of achieving warp 2.

The NX program was overseen by Commodore Maxwell Forrest from its earliest days in the 2140s. During this time, the program fielded several test vehicles with prototype versions of the warp five engine. These prototypes were piloted by Commanders Jonathan Archer, A.G. Robinson, Gardner, and Duvall. Captain Jefferies was an engineer on the NX program, and Lieutenant Charles Tucker worked in his team. 

Once it was demonstrated that the new engine was practical, construction began on NX-01, the Enterprise. Another three vessels of the NX-class were on the drawing board. Forrest was promoted to admiral, and he selected Archer as the ship's commanding officer, over the objections of Vulcan ambassador Soval. The Enterprise was launched in April of 2151. 

In 2154, Forrest was killed in an embassy bombing on Vulcan while saving the life of Soval. He was replaced by Admiral Gardner. 

The Enterprise was joined by the Columbia (NX-02) in November of 2154; its launch date had been delayed from June due to engine trouble. 


 * Many fans speculate that the NX program continued to follow the order of Earth's space shuttle program so that the NX-03 and NX-04 would be named Challenger and Discovery, respectively.

Test vehicles

 * NX-Alpha
 * NX-Beta
 * NX-Delta

NX-class starships

 * Enterprise (NX-01)
 * ISS Enterprise (NX-01) (Mirror universe)


 * Columbia (NX-02)
 * ISS Avenger (NX-09) (Mirror universe)
 * At least two more planned

Related topics

 * NX class
 * Warp Five Complex