actually the movie takes place before the original TV series, and Kirk might be a small role. The charater of Pike has been filled so i imagine this
covers his story line and how Kirk becomes captain.(my theroy anyway)
also it seems that this movie may be centered around Spock, So is the old Spock telling a story about his adventures to someone (thats the only reason
that i can think of since they are having 3 Spocks)
I'd have thought if something was designed to warp space around itself, it would be big, stong and powerfull enough to be built on earth and launch
itself from the surface.
plus I'm sure I read someone involved in the movie say something similar, that the enterprise is no fragile toy, its a tough tough piece of kit for
boldy venturing blah blah blah blah