When I told Pete, who is a big ol' Star Trek geek, about this discussion, he rolled his eyes and said "There's no canonical evidence that parts of the Enterprise weren't assembled planet-side, and then the final construction took place in orbit".
Has Pete seen the trailer? They're working on the saucer section! There's shots of the nacelles and pylons! They're building the structure on a planet!
No no no no no! Maybe you can build the warp core and lift it into orbit, or other internal parts, but not the structure! It won't bear it's own weight! And it would be prohibitively expensive, not to mention way inefficient, to build the whole ship on the ground and then tow that monster into orbit!
Parts of Enterprise were assembled at the Utopia Planitia shipyards on Mars, but the hull had to be assembled in orbit.
t ULTRA DORK!!
So you tell your adorable husband to take his "non-canonical" argument and...do something with it. Nyah.
Although of course Spork is also a fabulous portmanteau.)
People. They never learn. Word-squishes must die!
Has Pete seen the trailer? They're working on the saucer section! There's shots of the nacelles and pylons! They're building the structure on a planet!
Yeah, I gotta go with MM here.
IOSlightlyRelatedN, I was at the US Navy Historical Center FAQ the other day, and this entry under "deck logs" amused me:
Deck logs are not "Captain's Logs"
A deck log is not a daily diary written by the ship's captain. The "captain's log" was a dramatic device used by the creators of the televison series Star Trek to introduce each episode, and does not exist in the U.S. Navy.
So apparently the US Navy Historical Center got a bunch of requests for "Captain's Logs".... [link]
Also, are people still familiar with the WWII Navy carrier USS Enterprise? Possibly the most significant ship in US Navy history, at least ranking up with the USS Constitution (aka "Old Ironsides"). Too bad it was scrapped after the war.
You mean worshes?
You are On The List, mister.
I'm familiar with the nuclear aircraft carrier Enterprise, but didn't realize it had had a predecessor in the carrier class.
I have been on the aircraft carrier Enterprise.
I've been in an Enterprise rent-a-car.
I've been in an Enterprise rent-a-car.
This reminds me of Wash! "Well, I was FIRED, from a fry cook opportunity..." Tee -hee
nuclear aircraft carrier Enterprise
My DEXH served on her. His primary comment? "No railings."
