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From: djmolny@wnuxb.UUCP (Molny)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Excelsior "NX" number
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Date: Tue, 17-Jul-84 10:03:40 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 17 10:03:40 1984
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According (I think) to the "Star Fleet Technical Manual", the "NCC-xxxx"
numbering stands for the ship's "Naval Contract Code".  Is this so?  (Do
I remember it right?)  What does the "NX" stand for, "Naval eXperimental"?
("The Great Experiment, Excelsior!")    Ron Heiby.  ihnp4!wnuxa!heiby