The original starship USS
Enterprise from the 1966-68 series
Star Trek
has been sitting neglected at the Smithsonian Institution for years.
Now it’s on display in the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall in the
National Air and Space Museum, after
a painstaking restoration job.
The
final stages of the conservation treatment came together in the last
few months. In April 2016, the Enterprise model, in pieces, was in the
large artifact booth in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar. Special
Advisory Committee member Gary Kerr was dubbed our “oracle,”
double-checking his notes and diagrams before any detail went onto the
model. (There are 952 holes in the faux grill inside the starboard
nacelle. He counted.) And Bill George and John Goodson, both of
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), worked with Kim Smith of Pulse
Evolution to carry out the physical detailing. Together, they were
consummate professionals, bringing their expertise into an ongoing
conversation with the Museum staff. More than once, the whole team
stopped work to discuss the choices being made, assuring that everyone
agreed before proceeding.
Looks good, doesn’t it? You can see more pictures of the restoration at
the National Air and Space Museum site.
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