Comment on Annotations for *Star Trek: Lower Decks* 5x09: “Fissure Quest” (SPOILERS)
frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
The ship flying out of the rift reminds me of the XCV-330 Enteprise from the 22nd Century, first seen as part of the Enterprise lineage of ships in a painting in TMP. The ring structure might be a coleopteric warp drive which the XCV-330 used, also used by Vulcan starships.
I think a similar ring design was also an early concept for the Enterprise, before they settled on the familiar saucer + nacelles look.
khaosworks@startrek.website 1 week ago
Yes, the XCV-330 was an early Matt Jeffries concept for the Enterprise back in 1964. That’s why it turned up in TMP as a painting.