Posted on 02/25/2003 11:14:23 AM PST by pabianice
Roddenberry originally named the starship after the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise that helped win the Battle of Midway. Then, when the writers had to explain the letters, in one script, Kirk says, "United Space Ship Enterprise." But that sounded so dumb that it was never repeated.
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