EMvTW 84: NX Alpha (NX Prototype)

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Moving right along with my latest batch of Eaglemoss vs. The World reviews, we now come to the NX Alpha.  We were introduced to this vessel in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode titled "First Flight".

The NX Alpha, was part of the NX Project.  Per THIS Memory Alpha LINK, "The NX Project, also known as the NX Program or NX Test Program, was Starfleet's effort to develop a starship using the engine designed by the Warp Five program. Prior to the NX Project, Human ships were incapable of exceeding warp two."  Unfortunately, the NX Alpha had a short life span as it ultimately blew up during one of its test flights.  You can read more about the NX Alpha at these Memory Alpha and Memory Beta links.  Her sister ship, the NX Beta was able to successfully break the warp 2 barrier after it was "borrowed" from the Starfleet test facility.  You can read more about the NX Beta at these Memory Alpha and Memory Beta links.