It's not an exaggeration to say that one of the holiest of grails in science fiction is back where it belongs…home with the Roddenberry family as the original U.S.S.
It's not an exaggeration to say that one of the holiest of grails in science fiction is back where it belongs…home with the Roddenberry family as the original U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 model originally featured in the original Star Trek : The Original Series pilot 'The Cage' as Heritage Auctions returned the three-foot long model of the Federation's flagship featured in the NBC series' opening credits.
Following the series cancellation, Paramount presented Gene with the 33-inch model as a gift. As it resurfaced, an individual presented Heritage with the model for authentication, and Gene's surviving son, Rod Roddenberry, was contacted to coordinate the return. 'Once our team of experts concluded it was the real thing, we contacted Rod because we wanted to get the model back to where it belonged,' Heritage Auctions Executive VP Joe Maddalena said.
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