Constitution Class starships like the USS Enterprise, which launched in 2245, could operate for five-year mission cycles and required minimal support from Starfleet for its 400-person crew complement.

Patricia Denkler landed a TA-4J Skyhawk on the deck of the USS Lexington on Sept. 25, 1981. History was made on the flight deck that day when she became the first female U.S. Navy aviator to ...