Original ‘Star Trek’ Model Found

A 3-foot-long wooden model of Star Trek's Starship Enterprise 1701, missing for more than 45 years, has been found.

Thursday, November 02, 2023 at 05:49 PM ET

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A wooden model of Starship Enterprise 1701 from the iconic TV show 'Star Trek' has been authenticated. [Credit: Willrow Hood/Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

Gene Roddenberry's original 3-foot model of the Starship Enterprise 1701, missing for over 45 years, has been found.
The model disappeared in 1978 after being loaned for the production of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
It recently resurfaced on eBay, but the auction was taken down due to questions about its provenance, and the seller is now returning it to the Roddenberry family.

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Attention all you Star Trek fans out there: A piece of the iconic TV show’s history, missing for more than 45 years, has been found.

The 3-foot-long wooden model of Starship Enterprise 1701 (no bloody A, B, C, or D), belonging to series creator Gene Roddenberry, has been located after allegedly disappearing in 1978 when Roddenberry loaned it to a production company for the filming of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.