[Illustration: 19. The starship _Enterprise_ used in the filming of
the “Star Trek” television series.]
This studio model of an interstellar space ship was used in the filming
of the science-fiction television series, “Star Trek.” Many of the
series’ 78 episodes dealt speculatively with the problems and results of
human contacts with extraterrestrial life forms and civilizations.
The model of U.S.S. _Enterprise_ was designed by Walter M. Jeffries and
Gene Roddenberry.
The model is from Paramount Television, a division of Paramount
Pictures.
Length 3.4 m. (11 ft., 3 in.)
Diameter of disc 1.5 m. (5 ft.)