The Original Star Trek USS Enterprise Filming Model!

I respect Adam's self control. The amount of time he keeps his hands in his pockets, behind his back, or folded tight around his chest is admirable.

I love the fact that the curator said (paraphrasing) "The Star Trek fandom owns the model of the Enterprise and the museum is just holding it." What a beautiful viewpoint and I greatly appreciate her dedication. What a wonderful person! I wish there were more folks like her.

My dad who was a photographer for the Smithsonian in the 70's, was responsible for shooting photos of the model when it was first donated to the museum. He wasn't much of a si-fi fan so wasn't very impressed but when he told me he was shooting it I went crazy.

I worked as a tour guide at the Smithsonian way back in the day. The first time I saw the original Enterprise model, it was hanging from the ceiling in a division called Sci Fi models of the future. It was amazing. Later, when I visited the Smithsonian again, it was in a glass case in the Smithsonian cafeteria. Such a depressing area to place this incredible model! I'm glad they're giving it the respect it deserves!

As a kid in the 70s, I knew it was a model but I never expected it to be 11 feet long. I always figured it was much smaller. Glad to know it still exists and is being well cared for.

10 minutes into this video I realize I had been smiling the whole time (: The amount of love from around planet Earth for that wooden object must be astounding.

Two women are exceptionally important to Star Trek -- one is Lucille Ball, for the reasons suggested -- but also a woman named Bjo Trimble (an LA-area Fan of SF) who spearheaded a write-in campaign which may well have saved the show from cancellation after two years. The third year of ST was very important, because two seasons of eps was only about 52 episodes back then, which, if you "stripped" it in syndication (1 ep every weekday/night, or 5 eps a week) would have made for only 10 weeks of episodes, and not really a candidate for syndication. Another season took it to 15 weeks, stripped, which mean for at least 3-4 months before repeating -- 3 seasons was considered a general breakpoint for that reason. And it was by being kept in syndication that an entire generation of fans developed, and the show became "the show that wouldn't die". And the routine and steady fan base helped get further things, such as Star Wars, greenlit, which finalized the mainstreaming of SF. SF owes a major debt of appreciation to both of these women.

Just being in the presence of that would be an amazing feeling. That's probably the most iconic sci-fi prop of them all.

Oh man the curator, I LOVE HER SO MUCH. The respect She has for her work, the objects, the fans. She is the model that should be use to mesure all stewards commitment.

I love to see how much respect the curator clearly has for the model, but also for the makers who helped restore it, and the fans too. This is what you get when everyone involved has a real passion for the project.

Having been a first-generation Trekker (original run), I'd heard some of the info about the model over the years, but to see it sitting there, and having the curator explaining all the details, it started feeling like viewing a DaVinci, Rembrandt, or the other Great Masters. It was like closely studying the brush strokes of a masterpiece! Simply AMAZING!!!

This is one model that deserves preservation. It is LEGENDARY. This was for me the thing I wanted to see the most when I went to the Air & Space Museum. When I went back, it was no longer hanging in the air over the stairway, it was far down in the basement souvenir store. At least you could walk around it and see all sides.

Seeing this brings back so many memories, and I'm tearing up. The 1960's were so chaotic and there was not much hope, but then Star Trek appeared, and it showed what the future could be if we straighten up our mess. I didn't give up hope then, and I won't today. She's a bonny ship and protected her crew at all costs. May she live long and prosper.

Walking through the Air and Space museum is a Significant Emotional Event for me, every time. So much history and sacrifice. We don't give our Air and Space pioneers enough credit.

My 25 yr old son happened to be in the room while the Star Trek opening credits were playing. He saw how amazing the ship looked on the planet flyby (~26 second mark) and thought it was CG and was truly amazed to hear it was a physical model shot on a soundstage! To be fair - it does look amazing!

The one thing I have always admired and loved about Adam is that he had never lost the child like wonder about everything, which is why is talents are amazing. Here you see it on full display. The excitement and giddiness and its as though a parent is in the background somewhere ready to pounce if he touches anything. Fantastic. By the way, I grew up watching Star Trek, and some 54 years later, I still use quotes and analogies from the program. "And what of Lazarus"

As an official Star Trek artist this is so cool to me. It’s funny I was originally a huge Star Wars fan but as soon as I started working on Trek art I fell in love with Star Trek. It was fun working on Star Trek Lower Decks recently

I have seen THREE Youtube videos on the restoration, and this ONE video shows more close-ups, more in-stories, and more JOY than all the others.

When they discussed the various crew members, I just nodded and smiled. I’m in my sixties now and the lessons I learned from Star Trek helped shape my world view. I guess Gene Roddenberry has been one of the most influential people in my life; and forgiving the behind the scenes real life exchanges, seeing such a diverse community working together was a formative part of my life! Thanks to all the great people at the Smithsonian who’ve worked on the restoration of the Enterprise! She’s part of a future we need to work towards; she’s a beauty! LLAP! 🖖

This was fun, thanks. The Enterprise is a work of art. The Motion Picture refit is the most beautiful star ship in television or movie history.