Time described each iteration of the Enterprise as "a character in its own right". Over many decades, the starship has influenced real-life activities of NASA and the U.S. Navy: In 1976, as the result of a successful letter writing campaign by fans, NASA named the initial flight-test Space Shuttle Enterprise. However, the shuttle itself was never intended to fly in space, to be used only for initial atmospheric flight tests. For three days in October 1994, the aircraft carrier hosted half-hour tours for thousands of fans attending a Star Trek convention in Norfolk, Virginia, and Star Trek memorabilia could be found throughout the ship. In 2014, NASA named its IXS Enterprise advanced propulsion concept vehicle after the Star Trek vessel.
time described each iteration of the enterprise as "a character in its own right" over many decades the starship has influenced real-life activities of nasa and the us navy in 1976 as the result of a successful letter writing campaign by fans nasa named the initial flight-test space shuttle enterprise however the shuttle itself was never intended to fly in space to be used only for initial atmospheric flight tests for three days in october 1994 the aircraft carrier hosted half-hour tours for thousands of fans attending a star trek convention in norfolk virginia and star trek memorabilia could be found throughout the ship in 2014 nasa named its ixs enterprise advanced propulsion concept vehicle after the star trek vessel