How Star Trek fans changed the name of NASA’s first space shuttle A declassified memo shows that 'hundreds of thousands of letters' called for a renaming. Keith Wagstaff Jan 11, 2025 8:00 AM EST ...

The word 'shuttle' was used over and over again," said Schneider. Peters and Schneider aren't alone in their belief that "Star Trek" gave rise to NASA using the term "space shuttle." ...

The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it Enterprise – here's how Star Trek fans persuaded him. It's 17 September 1976.

Star Trek is known for its bumpy-headed aliens, breathtakingly powerful starships, and occasionally hammy performances. The world of the franchise is a near utopia, albeit one that is often ...

In other episodes, such as Rise, the shuttle is visibly the Type 8 model on descent, only to be replaced by the Type 6 once on the ground. That's really just the tip of the Type 6/Type 8 switcheroos.

If the new "Star Trek" ship was indeed named for the NASA winged vehicle, it would be a reflection — and a reversal — of the roles played 40 years ago. In 1976, fans of the science fiction ...

1 of 2 | "Star Trek" shuttle Galileo before its restoration by Adam Schneider and Master Shipwrights. Once completed, the iconic TV prop went on display at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.