National Air and Space Museum Seeks Photos to Document Artifact’s History
The National Air and Space Museum is
asking Star Trek fans to search their memory banks for firsthand,
pre-1976 images or film of the original studio model of the USS
Enterprise. Conservators are working to restore the ship to its
appearance from August 1967, and they will use the primary-source photos
as reference materials for the project. Hailing frequencies are open to
the public at StarshipEnterprise@si.edu.
Sept. 8 marks the 49th anniversary of the
original Star Trek television series. The 11-foot-long studio model
used in all 1979 episodes is currently in the Emil Buehler Conservation
Laboratory at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. It will
go on display in the museum’s Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall in 2016.
The public can watch for updates on the museum’s social channels and
join in the conversation by using #MilestonesofFlight.
The Enterprise model has undergone eight
major modifications since it was built in 1964, both during and after
production of the series. The current restoration will restore the ship
to its August 1967 appearance, during and after the production of the
episode “The Trouble with Tribbles“, which is the last time the Enterprise was altered throughout the original Star Trek.
Fans first contact was in April 1972, when the model appeared at Golden West College
in Huntington Beach, Calif., during Space Week, a 10-day gathering of
space-related activities attended by more than 50,000 people. In 1974
and 1975 the ship was displayed in the Smithsonian’s Arts &
Industries Building in Washington, D.C., while the National Air and
Space Museum’s new home on Independence Avenue was under construction.
Firsthand, original images or film of the
ship under construction, during filming or on public display at any
time before 1976 are particularly useful. Screen captures from the
television series, or existing images and clips available online, are
not needed. To find out more about submitting material, the public can
contact StarshipEnterprise@si.edu.
The National Air and Space Museum
building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is located at Sixth
Street and Independence Avenue S.W. The museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
Center is located in Chantilly, Va., near Washington Dulles
International Airport. Attendance at both buildings combined exceeded 8
million in 2014, making it the most visited museum in America. The
museum’s research, collections, exhibitions and programs focus on
aeronautical history, space history and planetary studies. Both
buildings are open from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. every day (closed Dec.
25).
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Press Release: http://airandspace.si.edu/about/newsroom/release/?id=388
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