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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,127 posts) Thu Apr 18, 2024, 07:40 PM Apr 18

Long-lost first model of the USS Enterprise from 'Star Trek' boldly goes home after twisting voyage

DALLAS (AP) — The first model of the USS Enterprise — used in the opening credits of the original “Star Trek” television series — has boldly gone back home, returning to creator Gene Roddenberry’s son decades after it went missing.

The model’s disappearance sometime in the 1970s had become the subject of lore, so it caused a stir when it popped up on eBay last fall. The sellers quickly took it down, and then contacted Dallas-based Heritage Auctions to authenticate it. Last weekend, the auction house facilitated the model’s return.

Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment, said he’s thrilled to have the model that had graced the desk of his father, who died in 1991 at age 70.

“This is not going home to adorn my shelves,” Roddenberry said. “This is going to get restored and we’re working on ways to get it out so the public can see it and my hope is that it will land in a museum somewhere.”

https://apnews.com/article/star-trek-uss-enterprise-roddenberry-e3cea04b05ae5c24130d144a0b38d051

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Long-lost first model of the USS Enterprise from 'Star Trek' boldly goes home after twisting voyage (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 18 OP

This belongs in the Smithsonian! snot Apr 18 #1

snot, hear . hear. i agree. along with the other production model there . AllaN01Bear Apr 18 #2

They had one in the Smithsonian Air and Space museum. Earth-shine Apr 18 #4

haha, guess they got me! snot Apr 19 #7

K & R Stuart G Apr 18 #3

Look at the bridge of the Enterprise. The diversity would drive MAGAts crazier. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 19 #5

No Hunger, No Poverty... ProfessorGAC Apr 19 #8

Kick XanaDUer2 Apr 19 #6

Kick XanaDUer2 Apr 20 #9

snot

(10,530 posts)

1. This belongs in the Smithsonian!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 08:06 PM

Apr 18

The original Star Trek was a major influence on my worldview.

AllaN01Bear

(18,325 posts)

2. snot, hear . hear. i agree. along with the other production model there .

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Thu Apr 18, 2024, 08:16 PM

Apr 18

Earth-shine

(4,044 posts)

4. They had one in the Smithsonian Air and Space museum.

Reply to snot (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 11:26 PM

Apr 18

There was a saying in the 1970s among geeks. "All I learned, I learned from Star Trek."

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snot

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7. haha, guess they got me!

Reply to Earth-shine (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 19, 2024, 04:51 PM

Apr 19

Stuart G

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3. K & R

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Thu Apr 18, 2024, 09:18 PM

Apr 18

Hermit-The-Prog

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5. Look at the bridge of the Enterprise. The diversity would drive MAGAts crazier.

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Fri Apr 19, 2024, 04:07 AM

Apr 19

In the 1960s, it had a black woman as communications officer, a 'half-breed' science officer, a "Russky" and a "Jap" as helmsmen. (These were terms I heard at the time which were intended to discourage me from watching. It didn't work). Star Trek is a liberal world.