Lost since the 1970s, the original model of the Starship Enterprise used in Star Trek: The Original Series has been returned to Rod Roddenberry.
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Summary
- The original USS Enterprise model from Star Trek has been returned to Gene Roddenberry’s son after being missing since the 1970s.
- The 3-foot version of the Enterprise featured in the 1960s Star Trek is now authenticated and set to be restored for public exhibition.
- Rod Roddenberry plans to find a museum to showcase the iconic Enterprise model.
The first model of the USS Enterprise used in Star Trek: The Original Series has been returned to Gene Roddenberry’s son, Rod Roddenberry. Missing since the 1970s when Roddenberry loaned it to the filmmakers of 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the 3-foot model of the Starship Enterprise was used in Star Trek’s original pilot episode, “The Cage” as well as the opening credits of Star Trek: The Original Series. The model popped up on eBay last fall, and the sellers took it down and then contacted Dallas-based Heritage Auctions to authenticate it.
Yahoo! News reports that last weekend, the lost original model of Star Trek’s USS Enterprise was returned to Rod Roddenberry. The now-found and authenticated Enterprise model was the prototype for the 11-foot version featured in the episodes of the 1960s Star Trek. The larger model is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Rod Roddenberry commented on the Enterprise model’s return:
“This is not going home to adorn my shelves. 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.”
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Source: Yahoo! News
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