A Federation Constitution-class starship Its 5 year mission to seek out new life and boldly go where no man has gone before has become the stuff of legend in the Alpha Quadrant The ship's most famous captain, James T. Kirk, is the only Starfleet cadet to have ever defeated the Kobayashi Maru scenario, a no-win scenario training simulation. Kirk only overgame the scenario by changing the rules, a strategy that would serve him well in years to come.