DocM Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Link.... The time machine; Star Trek shuttlecraft is lovingly restored to its former 1960s glory Preparing to boldly go where no Star Trek prop has gone before, a lovingly restored spaceship from TV's original 'Star Trek' series is ready to meet its final frontier - in Houston. Following nine-months of careful work by die-hard Trekkers, the Galileo shuttlecraft prop from the iconic 1960s science fiction series is moving at impulse speed for NASA's Johnson Space Center - where it will become a museum piece. Publicly unveiled on June 22nd to loud cheers from 350 fellow fans and friends at Master Shipwrights in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, the life-size prop was purchased at auction for $68,000 by superfan Adam Schneider. 'This is amazing,' said the sci-fi enthusiast as the beautifully and accurately restored craft made its debut. 'Despite spending 50 years basically outdoors, for a prop built to last a year or two, she's ready for her next journey.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 They should launch it into space and see where it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praetor Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 considering this is a prop with nothing working on the inside (most likely not even a dashboard), 68k is freaking expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 That's a bargain. The production models of Enterprise A went for $250,000, and the Enterprise D for $576,000. Reliant: $50,000, and Excelsior $110,000. Klingon Bird of Prey: $260,000. Enterprise E and Voyager both went for $132,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mygeotecnik Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Wow.. With that money you can travel to space ! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted July 4, 2013 Global Moderator Share Posted July 4, 2013 Wow.. With that money you can travel to space ! :D But only for a very short time. It takes millions just to visit the space station iirc. Let me know when they have hotels on the moon and you can visit for a good price and I'll book my ticket right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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