Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is restoring "Star Trek's" starship Enterprise is being restored for a 2016 exhibit opening. (Image credit: Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum) ...

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. On Star Trek, a TV series that aired in the late 1960s, more than 400 crew members explored the galaxy aboard the USS Enterprise, which had a length of ...

The Star Trek Starship "Enterprise" Model used in filming the original TV series on display on the lower level of the National Air and Space Museum Shop. National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian ...

The original USS Enterprise model, from the classic Star Trek TV series, has been restored by the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and will move to a permanent display in the museum's Boeing ...

A major DC institution is being invaded by Klingon speakers and cosplayers in Vulcan ears. As NASA begins its latest real-life mission to scoop up asteroid dust, sci-fi fans are celebrating their own ...

Margaret Weitekamp, 45, is curator for the social and cultural history of spaceflight collection at the National Air and Space Museum. She lives in Burke, Va. Why does the model USS Enterprise ...

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The voyages of "Star Trek's" USS Enterprise are on hold as the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum fixes up the 49-year-old model for a new display. This move will place Captain Kirk's ...