The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 was a Starship­-class vessel (later called Constitution-class) launched in 2245 that was commanded by Captain James T. Kirk beginning in 2265 after previous commander Christopher Pike’s promotion to fleet captain. It was the first Federation starship to bear the name Enterprise and one of the most storied starships in Federation history. The ship's primary goal during Kirk’s five-year mission of deep space exploration was to seek out and contact alien life.

U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge | Deck 1 (2269)

Located on the first deck of the primary hull, the main bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise functioned as the ship’s command center. A swiveling command chair was located in a recessed area in the center of the room, giving the captain an uninterrupted eyeline of all control consoles that operated specific areas of the ship. Mounted to the room’s forward bulkhead was a large viewscreen which could show information from the ship’s sensors, including tactical readouts and several viewing angles from the ship’s exterior. Piloting and navigation were carried out at the helm console, directly in front of the captain. Along the perimeter of the bridge were consoles for communications, sciences, engineering, defense, and environmental control. In 2269, the bridge was given a minor refit, adding access to a secondary turbolift just port of the viewscreen, and a drop-down bridge defense system was installed in the bridge’s ceiling dome.

Ship Model (Cel Animation)

As portrayed in Star Trek: The Animated Series (TV, 1973 - 1974)

For Star Trek: The Animated Series, the exterior rendering of the U.S.S. Enterprise was made by painstakingly tracing the ship as seen in frames of film from Star Trek: The Original Series, while simplifying the design to make it easier for animation.

Bridge Set (Cel Animation)

As portrayed in Star Trek: The Animated Series (TV, 1973 - 1974)

The configuration of the bridge for The Animated Series was changed slightly from the live action series by adding a secondary turbolift to the port side of the view-screen and adding a “defense array” mechanism on the ceiling. The Roddenberry Archive has chosen to display the ship’s bridge as it may have existed had The Animated Series been a live-action television show, using the bridge set seen in the original Star Trek series as a basis.