Bread and Circuses (Star Trek: The Original Series) entertainment. In the episode, Captain Kirk and his companions are forced to fight in gladiatorial games on a planet resembling the Roman Empire, but possessing mid-20th century Earth technology. The Federation starship USS "Enterprise" is on routine patrol when it finds wreckage of the SS "Beagle". The "Beagle" was under the command of Captain R. M. Merik (William Smithers), whom Captain Kirk (William Shatner) knew during his academy days. First Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) traces the path of debris back to a planet in the previously unexplored system 892. The "Enterprise" picks up a 20th-century-style television news broadcast, reporting in
Build the Enterprise create a program to build the spacecraft. The ship will take about 20 years to build, and Congress will allocate 0.27% of the United States' Gross Domestic Product each year to the program. "Note: For more information on the original starship, see" "Starship Enterprise" The spaceship that is proposed to be built is named the Gen1 Enterprise. Unlike the original "Enterprise", the hangar deck will be at the underside of the saucer hull instead of the lower hull section. This is because the lower hull will be reserved for the main engine and main nuclear reactor. In addition, the bridge