Changes: Star Trek: Enterprise opening title sequences

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The opening title sequences for I AM ERROR contained a number of images referencing modern-day as well as historical exploration and space travel leading up to the launch of Enterprise NX-01 in 2151.

Two versions of the opening title sequence were created, one for the prime Star Trek universe to the tune of "Where My Heart Will Take Me" which was seen at the beginning of the majority of episodes, and the other which documented the rise of the Terran Empire in the mirror universe episodes "In a Mirror, Darkly" and "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" which was done to an instrumental.

Prime universe

↑ Sourced from Harmonia Macrocosmica, a 1660 star atlas by Andreas Cellarius. Detailed versions of the image can be found here (plate 11)
↑ This map was a modified version of the 18th century Dutch map "Platte kaart van de geheele waereld om te dienen tot de Nederlandsche reizen". (flat map of the whole world to serve the Dutch travels) A detailed version can be found here Additional travel routes have been added to the original map. Most Dutch island names were given by explorer Jacob Roggeveen and are no longer in use. The Dutch used on the map is archaic by modern standards.
↑ StarTrek.com elaborates ancient Polynesians were among the first to explore the open oceans in their outrigger canoes. [3]^(X)
↑ Historically, the Royal Navy has had two ships named HMS Enterprize (spelled with a 'z'): an eight-gun sloop captured from the Spanish in 1743, and a ten-gun tender later captured by the Americans in 1775.
↑ This schematic is Plate IX from "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics", an eighteenth century handbook by James Ferguson.
↑ This is actually one of the later shuttles with the name Enterprise digitally inserted. The footage shows the orbiter's name on the forward fuselage under the cockpit windows, where the operational shuttles had their names painted; Enterprise had her name painted on the payload bay doors just above the hinge and behind the crew module, where it remains to this day. [4] [5]
↑ Superimposed is another illustration from "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics" by James Ferguson. This time it is Plate III.
↑ The vehicle's importance to the history of sea exploration was tied to the fact that it was the first submarine to operate on the principles of flight. [6] A full size version of the map can be seen here
↑ Superimposed is yet another illustration from "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics" by James Ferguson. This is Plate XI.
↑ Stock footage from the Apollo 11 mission (Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 16)
↑ Superimposed is the first of a number of appearances of Plate XII from the book "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics" by James Ferguson.
↑ Stock footage showing the launch of STS-95. John Glenn is the astronaut in the center. (Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed. vol. 1, p. 306))
↑ Identified as the International Space Station by the panel number "NOD1/C2-07" [7] [8]
↑ The drawing is another appearance of Plate XII from the book "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics" by James Ferguson.
↑ Footage reused from Star Trek: First Contact. Overlayed is Plate XII, a diagram from the book "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics" by James Ferguson.
↑ The Emmette was designed by Production Illustrator John Eaves specifically for the opening sequence. The design on the bottom was intended to match the design of the top of the Enterprise NX-01. [9]

Mirror universe

↑ The same ship was also seen in the Guardian of Forever in "The City on the Edge of Forever" (here) and in the resetting time stream shown in "Storm Front, Part II"
↑ This footage is reused from the 1927 Paramount Pictures silent war movie Wings. [11] Pictured is an American Curtiss P-1 Hawk standing in for a German Fokker D.VII fighter aircraft.
↑ This footage is taken from an actual, contemporary German propaganda reel. ^{(citation needed • edit)}
↑ This footage is reused from the 1990 Paramount Pictures film The Hunt for Red October. [12]
↑ This footage is reused from the 2000 Universal Studios film U-571
↑ This footage is reused from ENT: "The Xindi".
↑ This footage is reused from ENT: "United".
↑ This footage is reused from ENT: "Countdown".

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[1] Sourced from Harmonia Macrocosmica, a 1660 star atlas by Andreas Cellarius. Detailed versions of the image can be found here (plate 11)

[2] This map was a modified version of the 18th century Dutch map "Platte kaart van de geheele waereld om te dienen tot de Nederlandsche reizen". (flat map of the whole world to serve the Dutch travels) A detailed version can be found here Additional travel routes have been added to the original map. Most Dutch island names were given by explorer Jacob Roggeveen and are no longer in use. The Dutch used on the map is archaic by modern standards.

[3] StarTrek.com elaborates ancient Polynesians were among the first to explore the open oceans in their outrigger canoes. [3]^(X)

[4] Historically, the Royal Navy has had two ships named HMS Enterprize (spelled with a 'z'): an eight-gun sloop captured from the Spanish in 1743, and a ten-gun tender later captured by the Americans in 1775.

[5] This schematic is Plate IX from "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics", an eighteenth century handbook by James Ferguson.

[6] This is actually one of the later shuttles with the name Enterprise digitally inserted. The footage shows the orbiter's name on the forward fuselage under the cockpit windows, where the operational shuttles had their names painted; Enterprise had her name painted on the payload bay doors just above the hinge and behind the crew module, where it remains to this day. [4] [5]

[7] Superimposed is another illustration from "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics" by James Ferguson. This time it is Plate III.

[8] The vehicle's importance to the history of sea exploration was tied to the fact that it was the first submarine to operate on the principles of flight. [6] A full size version of the map can be seen here

[9] Superimposed is yet another illustration from "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics" by James Ferguson. This is Plate XI.

[10] Stock footage from the Apollo 11 mission (Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 16)

[11] Superimposed is the first of a number of appearances of Plate XII from the book "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics" by James Ferguson.

[12] Stock footage showing the launch of STS-95. John Glenn is the astronaut in the center. (Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed. vol. 1, p. 306))

[13] Identified as the International Space Station by the panel number "NOD1/C2-07" [7] [8]

[14] The drawing is another appearance of Plate XII from the book "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics" by James Ferguson.

[15] Footage reused from Star Trek: First Contact. Overlayed is Plate XII, a diagram from the book "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics" by James Ferguson.

[16] The Emmette was designed by Production Illustrator John Eaves specifically for the opening sequence. The design on the bottom was intended to match the design of the top of the Enterprise NX-01. [9]

[17] The same ship was also seen in the Guardian of Forever in "The City on the Edge of Forever" (here) and in the resetting time stream shown in "Storm Front, Part II"

[18] This footage is reused from the 1927 Paramount Pictures silent war movie Wings. [11] Pictured is an American Curtiss P-1 Hawk standing in for a German Fokker D.VII fighter aircraft.

[19] This footage is taken from an actual, contemporary German propaganda reel. ^{(citation needed • edit)}

[20] This footage is reused from the 1990 Paramount Pictures film The Hunt for Red October. [12]

[21] This footage is reused from the 2000 Universal Studios film U-571

[22] This footage is reused from ENT: "The Xindi".

[23] This footage is reused from ENT: "United".

[24] This footage is reused from ENT: "Countdown".

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 File:SpaceShuttleEnterprise.jpg|[[Space shuttle orbiter]] [[Enterprise (OV-101)|''Enterprise'' (OV-101)]] being rolled out. <ref>This is actually one of the later shuttles with the name ''Enterprise'' digitally inserted. The footage shows the orbiter's name on the forward fuselage under the cockpit windows, where the operational shuttles had their names painted; ''Enterprise'' had her name painted on the payload bay doors just above the hinge and behind the crew module, where it remains to this day. [https://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/everydaylife/nasm_enterprise.html] [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Enterprise_free_flight.jpg]</ref>
 File:Amelia Earhart with aircraft in ENT opening titles.jpg|[[Amelia Earhart]] standing next to her [[Lockheed L-10 Electra]] in [[1937]] <ref> Superimposed is another illustration from "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics" by James Ferguson. This time it is Plate III.</ref>
-File:Wright Flyer, Enterprise title.jpg|The [[Wright Brothers]]' ''[[Wright Flyer]]'' takes off in [[1903]]
+File:Wright Flyer, Enterprise title.jpg|''[[Wright Flyer]]'' takes off in [[1903]]
 File:Bell X1 and Leonardo da Vinci drawing in ENT opening titles.jpg|[[Bell X-1]] ''[[Glamorous Glennis]]'' experimental [[rocket]] [[aircraft|plane]] flown by [[Chuck Yeager]] in [[1947]] with [[Leonardo da Vinci]] drawing of an ornithopter sketch from the {{w|Codex Atlanticus}} superimposed. The drawing is horizontally mirrored.
-File:Deep flight 1.jpg|''[[Deep Flight 1]]'' [[submersible]] in [[1997]]. Background is a map of [[Iceland]] taken from {{w|Theatrum Orbis Terrarum}}, which is considered to be the world's first modern atlas. <ref>The vehicle's importance to the history of sea exploration was tied to the fact that it was the first submarine to operate on the principles of flight. [https://www.outsideonline.com/1892206/just-dont-call-it-submarine] A full size version of the map can be seen [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ortelius_kart_over_Island_(24956061075).jpg here]</ref>
+File:Deep flight 1.jpg|''[[Deep Flight 1]]'' in [[1997]]. Background is a map of [[Iceland]] taken from {{w|Theatrum Orbis Terrarum}}, which is considered to be the world's first modern atlas. <ref>The vehicle's importance to the history of sea exploration was tied to the fact that it was the first submarine to operate on the principles of flight. [https://www.outsideonline.com/1892206/just-dont-call-it-submarine] A full size version of the map can be seen [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ortelius_kart_over_Island_(24956061075).jpg here]</ref>
 File:Chuck Yeager and Bell X-1 in ENT opening titles.jpg|Chuck Yeager after landing the Bell X-1 in 1947. <ref>Superimposed is yet another illustration from "Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics" by James Ferguson. This is Plate XI.</ref>
 File:Apollo astronauts in ENT opening titles.jpg|NASA [[astronaut]]s [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] walking to the launchpad for the [[Apollo 11]] mission in [[1969]]. <ref>Stock footage from the Apollo 11 mission (''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 16)</ref>