 The second transport ship in the Nexus is named the "SS Robert Fox",  a link to the original series. Fox was the ambassador in  _"Star Trek" (1966) {A Taste of Armageddon (#1.23)}_ (qv) whom  Scotty refers to as a "popinjay" when he insists on beaming down to  the planet Eminiar VII, where he and his aide are taken prisoner and  set for execution.