While the flight of Zefram Cochrane’s Phoenix in 2063 is universally accepted as mankind’s first success in breaking the warp barrier, what is not generally known is that the Phoenix was not Dr. Cochrane’s first attempt at faster than light travel. That distinction belonged to the SS Bonaventure C1-21 launched two years earlier in 2061. A similar design to the Phoenix, it was also launched atop a modified USAF Titan II missile from the Boseman Montana complex and successfully achieved a low earth orbit. Unfortunately, while the Bonaventure was able to successfully generate a warp field, it was unable to attain light speed. It would take Cochran another two years to perfect the Phoenix and break the warp barrier. This model depicts the Bonaventure C1-21, which first appeared in the 1993 book “Star Trek Chronology”, however, all reference to this ship was removed from the 1996 second edition because "Star Trek: First Contact" was just being produced and established different canon facts
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