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| 2119 |
| •1 | The Warp 5 complex is founded on Earth, dedicated to building a warp engine capable of reaching over one hundred times the speed of light. Zefram Cochrane, now a resident of Alpha Centuri, departs on a trip into deep space afterwards. He vanishes, and is eventually presumed to have died in space.2
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| 2137 |
| •3 | An artifact is uncovered on Vulcan by Syrran. The artifact bears Surak's katra, which Syrran is able to recover.3
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| 2143 |
| •4 | Archer becomes the pilot of the second successful warp 2 flight. Although the flight is unauthorised and takes place over the objections of the Vulcan advisors, the success leads to the engine design being approved for further development.4
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| 2151 |
| •2 | Archer becomes captain of Enterprise, NX-01, the first Human warp 5 capable vessel. His crew includes Trip Tucker as Chief Engineer, Reed as Armoury Officer, Mayweather as Helmsman, T'Pol as Science officer, Phlox as Chief Medical officer, and Hoshi as Linguist and Communications officer.2
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| •5 | Enterprise embarks on its maiden voyage, returning the Klingon Klaang to his home world. This marks the first contact between Humanity and the Klingons. Although apparently successful at the time2, the contact ultimately proves disastrous and leads to decades of hostilities between the two powers.6
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| •7 | Archer reveals the existence of a secret Vulcan intelligence installation beneath the Vulcan monastery at P'Jem to the Andorians. Shortly afterwards they destroy both the monastery and the base beneath.7
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| 2152 |
| •8 | Captain Archer negotiates a ceasefire between the Vulcans and Andorians, resolving the Weytahn / Pan Mokar crisis.8
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| •9 | The NX-01 apparently causes the destruction of a Paraagan mining colony with the loss of over 3,000 lives. Captain Archer is able to prove that the Suliban actually caused the explosion. Captain Archer is taken into the future by Daniels; the NX-01 is subsequently captured briefly by the Suliban, but escapes with archer's help.9
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| 2153 |
| •10 | A Xindi attack on Earth kills 7 million people, including Trip's sister Elisabeth. Enterprise is recalled and sent to the Delphic Expanse to investigate the origin of the Xindi weapon and prevent further attacks.10
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| 2154 |
| •11 | The Earth embassy on Vulcan is badly damaged by a terrorist bomb, killing doezens of people - including Admiral Forrest. Although the Syrrannites are initially blamed11, it is discovered that administrator V'Las is actually responsible for the crime as part of his campaign to discredit and destroy the Syrrannites in preparation for his planned war against the Andorians.12 Although the attack on Andoria does begin, V'Las is deposed and the attack halted.13
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