Starfleet: The First Era was the first Enterprise-era PBEM sim group on the internet, launched in 2002. As of 2013, the group is still active. During its early history, The First Era was set during the run of Star Trek: Enterprise; while the show was still airing its first season, the sims' timeline was set a year or so out, in order to allow for more NX-class ships to be in play. This unfortunately led to some inconsistencies with later aired episodes, and The First Era did its best to resolve the conflicting data. In 2002, The First Era's fleet included the following ships: