The first destruction of the Enterprise came as the franchise was busily resurrecting another beloved character - and, sure enough, the next movie saw the Enterprise resurrected as well, with the ship rebuilt and the crew reunited with her once more. Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984) Here’s a brief history of the Many Ends of The Enterprise(s). That doesn’t mean that there have only been four Enterprises, however - indeed, with the release of Star Trek Beyond, only Star Trek: Enterprise has successfully managed to avoid destroying its ship at one point or another (and in an alternate timeline, even that happened). There have been four distinct Star Treks centering around Enterprise crews - the original series (and subsequent movies), Star Trek: The Next Generation (and movies), Star Trek: Enterprise and the current reboot crew.

That last part shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, however no matter what the Trek, the Enterprise has proven itself to be an impressively vulnerable vessel. The new trailer for Star Trek Beyond underscores the stakes of the third installment of the rebooted sci-fi series, both in terms of Captain Kirk’s (Chris Pine) attempt to escape the legacy of his father and also the five-year mission of exploration, seemingly brought to an end as the Enterprise is destroyed by forces unknown.

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