In nuce: The YouTube channel Adam Savage Tested has published a video lasting just under half an hour in which the eponymous Adam Savage heads to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. to get up close and personal with a grande dame of science fiction history: the original U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 from the Star Trek Original Series from the 1960s.
In toto: Mainly made of wood and with more surface details than the smooth spaceship surface would suggest, the starship delights fanboy slash modelling expert Adam Savage. He is assisted by Margaret A. Weitekamp, curator and author of the non-fiction book Space Craze: America’s Enduring Fascination with Real and Imagined Spaceflight and astronaut Cady Coleman. In the course of the conversation, viewers learn why Lucille Ball’s production company Desilu Productions was primarily responsible for creating The Original Series. Lucille Ball is still known today for the sitcom I Love Lucy.
Click further: The full-length video with Mythbusters legend Adam Savage is linked below.
The Original Star Trek USS Enterprise Filming Model!
