Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

U.S.S. Enterprise

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Illustration from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

19. The starship Enterprise used in the filming of the “Star Trek” television series.

This studio model of an interstellar space ship was used in the filming of the science-fiction television series, “Star Trek.” Many of the series’ 78 episodes dealt speculatively with the problems and results of human contacts with extraterrestrial life forms and civilizations.

The model of U.S.S. Enterprise was designed by Walter M. Jeffries and Gene Roddenberry.

The model is from Paramount Television, a division of Paramount Pictures.

Length 3.4 m. (11 ft., 3 in.)

Diameter of disc 1.5 m. (5 ft.)