What Happened to the Galileo Shuttlecraft from STAR TREK?

[@333maxwell]

Fantastic set of pipes.. This guy has a golden voice..

[@samadamms3432]

A conversation between Dan and Mike Rowe would be hypnotic.

[@countryclub1113]

I have the shuttlecraft Christmas ornament sold by Hallmark in 1992. It lights up and speaks with Spock's voice if you press a button on it. It says "Shuttle craft to Enterprise, shuttlecraft to Enterprise, Spock here, happy holidays. Live long, and prosper. It's really a great collectible.

[@michman2]

For those who don't know, we in the hot rod and custom car world worship Gene Winfield. He is responsible for many famous cars on display in museums and at car shows. He is a master of his craft.

[@rickmorgan8856]

I worship God Almighty. I am in the car world and yes, Gene is a master of his craft, but don't speak for me by saying what you said. God and God only deserves our worship, get it right.

[@EricFarwell-gh9pw]

Wow. I'm still amazed that religious idiots even pay attention to Star Trek.

[@dimitriosfotopoulos3689]

@@rickmorgan8856 It's a figure of speech!!! And a common one at that. FFS, get some perspective, and try not to be such a doorknob.

[@starmnsixty1209]

​Let's try to respect each other's beliefs instead of trading insults, shall we. Better for everyone.

[@starmnsixty1209]

​@@EricFarwell-gh9pw👎

[@riptanionAF]

So that answers the question as to why when the transporter was fubarred and Sulu and the landing party were stranded on the freezing planet below, they didn't just send the shuttlecraft down to bring them back up to the ship. They hadn't built it yet. The full-size exterior model appears in at least one other episode I can recall that you didn't mention: Way To Eden when the space hippies steal it and take it down to the planet below. Interestingly enough, one of the space hippies was played by the same actress who plays the Yeoman aboard the shuttlecraft in Galileo 7.

[@johnsuwinski]

Love the simplicity of this no touch screen

[@chrismason9410]

I remember seeing the shuttle craft in a auto storage lot (photos appear in your video) off the 110 frwy near my house in WIlmington Ca. My brothers and I would ride our bikes passed it all the time, this was in the mid 70's - So happy to see it restored!

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Holy cow what a cool story. Did you get any photos yourself? That's amazing :-) thanks for the support, Dan

[@chrismason9410]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters Sadly NO photos, I was around 10 at the time. HEH. It was there for years... then moved to a front yard in Palos Verdes CA... Where it went from there, I don't know, but it certainly had a crazy travel history! :)

[@bobbysample5125]

The full size shuttle appeared in a sixth episode, "The Way to Eden." Love your channel!

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Yikes I guess I missed that one LOL thanks for the support, hope you had a great holiday :-) Dan

[@TheMotoracer838]

Gene Winfield is in his 90's and still building rods and customs out in the Cali desert. ❤

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

He is an amazing human being :-) hope you had a great holiday, Dan

[@TheMotoracer838]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters thank you, I did.

[@45182]

Great video Dan. When naming off the episodes it appeared in, I’m pretty sure you forgot The Menagerie.

[@michaelschramm1064]

The shuttlecraft was also seen in “The Menagerie: Part I” and “The Way to Eden”, the only S3 episode to feature it. I visited the Houston Space Center a couple years ago and never came across the restored shuttlecraft…I hope wasn’t remiss and somehow managed to overlook it!

[@leesheppard2432]

Man - really enjoying these videos. You also have a voice that sounds like melted chocolate. 😊

[@rodc2678]

​It's really hard to see the value in restoring a retro spacecraft that was so obviously hamstrung by budget constraints in both its design and construction but you have somehow made this a great watch regardless. For me the real holy grail from this time period was the astonishing prophetic and beautiful Orion Space Clipper from 2001 a ​Space Odyssey which in some respects​ looks more contemporary ​now than the real life Space Shuttle that came along decades later. So Dan, maybe you can chase this one down for a future video!

[@donavonbaker5172]

Jean is still building cars to this day

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Yes, he's quite the amazing guy :-) thanks for the support, Dan

[@AJFisherDesign]

Great video and subject to cover. The Galileo shuttlecraft is certainly an iconic sci-fi vehicle. It’s heartening to see the original restored and on display for fans and others to appreciate. The shuttlecraft would make a great vehicle/chassis for a VR amusement experience I would think. It could transition guests from an outdoor Earth environment at “launch” and transition physically into an adjacent warehouse housing an alien world set and back. Or why not a flight-simulator in a full-size mock-up? The models and props from Disney’s Black Hole would also make interesting subjects of a video. The Cygnus was amazing; like a cathedral in space. Thanks again for a fun flight down Memory Lane. See you “Out There”!

[@rcw198]

Awesome video, very interesting. Not sure how but your videos recently started showing up in my feed. I really enjoy them and look forward to seeing future ones. I was surprised to see we are in the same area. If I ever see you out I will buy you a drink as a thank you for the entertaining videos.

[@someuser7501]

Awesome. Thank you!

[@thomasboy2110]

Been watching your videos nonstop since I discovered them. Great episodes. Keep up the amazing work

[@ytmain5994]

Great video! Just to add, the shuttle is just called the Galileo. The episode is called The Galileo Seven in reference to its seven passengers. The episode title was a homage to the film Five Came Home. The shuttle's number being 1701/7 is a coincidence. Note in later episodes it is renamed Galileo II on the hull as the original Galileo did not survive the Galileo Seven episode.

[@AFluffyBunny4]

I wish I could remember the date and more details, but sometime in the late 80's the company I worked for was selling Hollywood various products for set and prop designs. Primarily we sold them decorative aluminum trims and moldings, along with some aluminum pipe and pipe fittings for railings. I was traveling with one of my salespeople and we made a call to the Paramount lot to met with some of the set design people. They took us into a building and there was the Galileo Shuttle Craft! I can't confirm say for sure it was actually the prop detailed in this video, but I don't know how it could have been anything else. We were told it was the original Shuttle Craft from Star Trek, and they were working on restoring it and upgrading it for the new Star Trek Next Generation series, which was filming at the time, and I think in it's second or third season. It was the right size and was painted just like the Galileo in this video. We were allowed to climb inside and were shown where some of our aluminum trim was supposed to be used. I don't know if that ever happened, but I thought it was very cool at the time being a fan of the original show and the new one. What was really cool after that was they wanted to take us onto a sound stage where they were filming a new episode. Unfortunately for us, the red lights were flashing meaning the doors to the stage were locked and could not be opened during filming. We waited around for a while, but the guys had to leave. However, they left us there and we were told we could wonder around, but just don't go into any buildings on our own. We were standing there at the corner of the building and all of the sudden the door opened and three Klingon's came walking out right in front of us! They were taking a smoke break, and all three lit-up. These guys were all geared up in full costumes and makeup. I could swear one of them was character "Gowron", but can't confirm. It was amazing! Somehow they mistook us for company executives and came right over to talk with us. I remember being shocked that up close the costumes were so cheap looking . The large buttons or other types of studs were made of wood and silver spray painted. It was an obvious rattle-can job, as the paint was very light, uneven, and the wood was showing through on everything. You would never notice it watching the show as they never had a closeup shot which might show it. They talked and joked around with us for 5-10 minutes, finished their cigarettes and went back in. I remember one of them left us with the parting quote "Die Well"!

[@davewilliams1157]

You may have also heard that this rebuilt prop flew again in the fan series Star Trek Continues!! HOW COOL IS THAT!?!?!?

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Wow, that is super freaking cool, thank you so much for sharing. Cheers, Dan

[@travishiltz4750]

My wife and I were thinking for going to Triconteroga NY this summer to see the Trek sets. Now I've got another reason.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Yeah, it's amazing. Definitely worth the trip :-)

[@favoritemustard3542]

No regrets?

[@davidferry548]

Another great video, thanks from Australia Another favourite sci-fi of mine is silent running What happened to the drones Huie Dewie and Lewie ?

[@dimitriosfotopoulos3689]

Me too. Louie was lost in the passage through the rings of Saturn. Huey got run over by Lowell, repaired, and then blown up, again by Lowell. But Dewey is still out there, faithfully taking care of the forest...

[@glennspace1091]

I would love to find out what happened to the Bluethunder and/or Airwolf Helicopters. What ever happened to the Airwolf series, considering the star's alcoholism issues, might also be an interesting show to discuss!

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

I definitely have blue thunder on my list -

[@sinisterintent4639]

I know content is hard to do on weekly basis, My friend your channel could grow into huge numbers with the content you are putting out. The way you detail and describe is awesome! I hope you plan on making it as big as you can :)

[@paulhudson8321]

The last I heard the shuttle isn’t at the space centre any longer. It’s in Ticonderoga New York at a Star Trek set exhibit that has the bridge and corridors.

[@xray86delta]

I always thought the Galileo shuttlecraft was one of the coolest spaceships in Syfy history! I'm so happy they restored it to its glory!😉

[@buddytweed7154]

I already know most of the history behind Star Trek and lost in space. But I enjoy the way that he tells these stories and shows all the small little things that I have missed really makes it enjoyable.

[@thomasackerman5399]

Missed out on are the details of those who obtained the full scale prop. After The Braille Institute in Los Angeles's brief time, it was actually kept for a number of years Roger Hiseman of Palos Verdes, who kept it in front of his home and allowed people to visit it, even when its condition deteriorated. There's a fair collection of photos online you can find of fans cosplaying in TOS uniforms and even with prop phasers, communicators, and tricorders on it! Roger's neighbors complained when the prop decayed to the point that it was an eyesore and so he moved it to storage lot where it sat, slowly falling apart since it was never intended to be exposed to the elements for very long. It was bought from him and shipped to San Diego to another storage lot in 1985, and then given a partial restoration, but then allowed to rot again outdoors. Lynne Miller managed to obtain it for $3000, moving it to Ohio, and then doing a more extensive restoration (possibly saving it in the process!), and it was exhibited for a short time. But by 1993, restoration stopped due to a dispute, and then the hanger where it was been kept out of the elements was demolished, forcing the prop's move and back to the elements once more, where it sat until 2012.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

That is super cool information, I knew a little bit of that but not all of it. Thanks for sharing. I didn't want to go into too much detail, makes the video too long :-) thanks again, Dan

[@fadimelki6248]

Love your videos!!! They're very pleasant and fun!!! The memories and the insights you reveal make me happy. I watch them whenever I want to be in a happy place. Thank You.

[@maxsmodels]

Great video Dan

[@vinylvarieties4515]

Great show!

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Star Trek is great. Thanks for the comment hope you had a great holiday, Dan

[@johnwilliamspappas456]

Mr Monroe I subscribed and been binge watching your channel I love it I'm a baby boomer and appreciate all your content may I add that you have the best speaking and narrating voice on the internet today and I really mean that it is the perfect pitch and tone it makes your videos so enjoyable😊

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Hey, thank you so much for the great support and wonderful words. I truly appreciate it. When I started this, I kind of wanted to create a channel of what I wasn't seeing on youtube. I see a lot of stuff, but I really wanted to try something different. Seems to be working LOL thanks for the message :-) Dan

[@LexionCombine]

You need merch that says "How cool is that ?".

[@kinkra47]

My grandfather worked for Rockwell International and was a part of the space shuttle design team, he was also a big Star Trek fan. I'd like to think he played a part in giving the shuttle it's moniker.

[@donfoley6946]

The shuttlecraft was on The Way to Eden

[@Barnabas45]

I knew there was a couple more episodes!

[@TheJorgSacul]

Great show!

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Hey, thanks so much I appreciate the support. Hope you had a great holiday, Dan

[@CigarAttache]

Great negotiating by AMT👍👍

[@chriscattelino8169]

It resides at Space Center Houston during the off season and travels to events. I read this on the plaque in front of it, so you have to go at the right time of year.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Currently it's on extended loan at a Star Trek exhibit in Upstate New york.

[@Dennis-yo2fv]

Great stuff as always! What ever happened to the "Doomsday Machine"?

[@sunnyclimes4884]

I always thought that the front windows were too high which meant you couldn't see where you were going unless you were looking up. Enjoyed it.

[@ZachAttackIsBack]

It's kind of a Ship of Theseus situation. All the wood and original graphics rotted away and were replaced, so is it still really the original Galileo shuttle? I mean they have the steel frame, but the outer hull was the heart of the prop. It's too bad earlier restoration attempts failed, as I'm sure in the early 90s it would have still been salvageable. Still, it's a neat project and amazing that it has a home at NASA.

[@michaelzell5905]

9:30 I'm sure the cost was "astronomical".

[@randelbrooks]

I loved it when the Jupiter two went by! Super

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Haha thanks :-) Lost in Space is one of my big favorite shows :-) Dan

[@freeandhappy8562]

Awesome trivia. Thank You Sir!

[@dan797]

Super Cool video. Thx for producing this.

[@HM2SGT]

*I remember back in the early 80s reading a booklet with various sci-fi props for sale. Light sabers, the land ram from damnation alley, and the Galileo seven. I always wondered what happened…*

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

The shuttlecraft is currently, actually, in Upstate New York at a Star Trek exhibit. I believe it's called The Star Trek Experience. I've been there as an awesome place. They rebuilt the entire Star Trek set

[@HM2SGT]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters Wish I still had the booklet. That'd be something these 40 years later

[@gsr4535]

Very cool history!

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Hey, thanks so much for the support, I truly appreciate it. Hope you had a great holiday, Dan

[@ontheroadaustralia-soleman1911]

Fantastic video and information Dan.

[@FunnyHaHa420]

The prototype NASA Space Shuttle was also named 'Enterprise".

[@bostonrailfan2427]

the cast was even there to honor their show’s namesake when it was christened…

[@peggycarlyle6409]

Super interesting!!!

[@thomasratcliff4348]

When are you going to do something on the Land Master from the movie damnation alley. It's one of the greatest vehicles in movie history

[@paulthing]

great video! thank you for sharing. Star trek is my fav show so please do more videos on it. take care

[@kudukilla]

Those AMT models were the only successful Star Trek “toys”until the Mego figures arrived.

[@lancerevell5979]

And AMT is still making them.

[@edstenson7764]

How about the original props for Voyage to the bottom of the Sea, or Fantastic voyage?

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

I definitely have those on my radar for upcoming videos :-) thanks for reaching out, hope you had a great holiday. Dan

[@54diggerdown]

Thank you

[@dredman011]

Thank you so much for all your hard work and research in this area. While I always like the history of a prop, I am especially interested in the multi-use of it. To find out that I was looking at the same staircase from Lost In Space with the Planet of the Apes was magical. Cheers!

[@craigfresch575]

What about the Ark from "the Starlost"??

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Good questions :-) I have to add that one to my list.

[@flashgordon6238]

Hi Dan, Where can I get that TOS bridge background you are sitting in front of? Looks the like Star Trek Continues set. I would love to use that for TEAMS meetings.

[@stingrayofcincinnati]

Same here. I want to use it for my zoom background. LOL

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

I made it myself :-) It's actually a 4K animated video file which is way too big to email, but I can send you a high definition still image of it that you can use for backgrounds. Email me at: [e-mail]

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

I made it myself :-) It's actually a 4K animated video file which is way too big to email, but I can send you a high definition still image of it that you can use for backgrounds. Email me at: [e-mail]

[@kurtdowney1489]

Great video anyone else following Mr Trek?

[@Robert-lg2bl]

Awesome!!

[@lunamotionproductions9559]

Interesting note: it was bigger on the inside than the outside. IOW the interior set never would've fit inside the shell of the exterior. Smoke & mirrors!

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Hollywood Magic :-)

[@thomasackerman5399]

That's a common trick used in a lot of movie sets and their prop exteriors. Because the interior sets had to accommodate the removable walls, allow for movement of the big cameras inside it, even with a wall section or ceiling section removed. Another famous example is the original Millennium Falcon exterior and interior sets for the OT Star Wars movies, there being two exterior sets built, the most famous being the full walk around 90 x 80 x 22 foot full scale exterior prop built for The Empire Strikes Back. But the separate interior sets would have been a bit too big, thus leading to discrepancies in the ship's size, and lead to a lot of arguments between fans on how big it was... 90 ft or 115 feet? Sadly, the lovely exterior set was destroyed after filming of Return of the Jedi, and unlike the Galileo prop, it was very ruggedly built, its frame built of steel and by a shipyard no less! It was also designed to be broken down in sections and stored in hermetically sealed containers, so it could've easily lasted many, many years, and been a fantastic item to take on publicity tours that would've drawn huge crowds, especially to aerospace museums with the room for such a thing to be set up indoors or outdoors!

[@kirk1701]

Starfleet got help from Gallifrey.

[@loualiberti4781]

Ha ! Another great question answered !

[@thomascefalo938]

Great video from an old Trekkie!!

[@marklechman2225]

I’d like to know what happened to the Battlestar Galactica shooting model.

[@BostLabs]

Great video, Dan! Thank you! LLAP!

[@spark300c]

it goes to show the studio did not know what it had after Star Trek went off the air. I think in 1980s this wished they give it to a museum.

[@Mr.Glidehook]

Thanks for this!

[@kd5gsp]

COOL!

[@turtletouche]

Good video

[@user-cs1lt9ow9r]

Unrelated - but how about a story on Richards Hatch's attempt to bring back Battlestar Galactica? That he has passed on will make it somewhat more difficult, but he tapped many of the original ppl from the original show that could add comment.

[@mmebrady]

Even after restoration its banged up and needs restoration again. It still sitting outdoors.

[@lucasdeaver9192]

Also shown in The Menagerie where the commodore was chasing after the Enterprise.

[@tomd.3607]

That was the filming model, not the full size. But Dan did forget the episode The Way To Eden which had the full size.

[@RichardMRoberts]

WOW! Very good, very good Sir! Thank You! 😎👍

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Hey, thank you so much. I truly appreciate the support, more than you know. Hope you had a great holiday, Dan

[@tomoneill1098]

Original Enterprise model is in, or was in, Riverside, IOwa.

[@theequalizer9154]

Are you speaking of a different Enterprise model from the one in the Smithsonian?

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

I thought it was at the smithsonian?

[@chuckpoore]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters It is at the Smithsonian and they restored it to it's original design, a previous restoration attempt had made some "incorrect" changes to it.

[@jrbaretta]

STAR TREK FORESAW MOTION SENSOR DEVICES: If you think about it, Star Trek foresaw motion sensor technology by introducing the doors on Galileo and the Enterprise to automatically slide open and close each time a person went through them. In the 1960's, motion sensor was even a term yet invented, nor the technology. Now, it is possible to have motion sensor doors and not just motion sensor lights and alarm systems.

[@stellarspacetraveler]

But doors that automatically opened when a person walked toward them were invented in the 1940s, using floor mats with embedded switches. They were commonplace in the 1960s. Motion sensors for operating doors came in the 1970s. Here is the excerpt: "According to The American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers (AAADM), automatic door technology started in the 1940s with the introduction of floor mat devices...In the 1970s electric operators for sliding and swinging doors were introduced, as well as motion detectors to activate sliding doors. "

[@UncleDarthChristo]

Have you given any thought to exploring the Batcave, used in the original Batman TV series and maybe finding the original Batmobile.

[@tommyanderson-filmmaker3976]

Are you going to do anything on Gene's futuristic car he made for the 1st episode of Star Trek?

[@chriscordray8572]

Gene helped rebuilding it. Theres videos of the rebuild

[@OVERHERE-OVERHERE]

How about giving us some insight into Fireball XL5?

[@RadioSaladStudios]

Been to see the Enterprise. I’d love to contribute video if you go that route.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

That would be awesome. I'm definitely going to do a video on that I'll reach out :-) thanks Dan

[@RadioSaladStudios]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters Any time.

[@1asdfasdfasdf]

Dan, is that a live set behind you or a large flat panel screen? I don't see any trace of a green screen.

[@VIRGONOMICS]

VIRGIN AIRLINES MUST HAVE GOTTEN THEIR INSPIRATION FOR THEIR TAIL WING LOGO FROM THE GALILEO . IT LOOKS ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE IT, DONW TO THE ANGLE AND COLOR.

[@SylvanSkywatcher]

It burned up upon hitting the atmosphere of Taurus II.

[@keithoram3548]

Please do the ship from Land of the Giants,

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

I have a video All About Land of the Giants coming up in about 2 weeks :-) stay tuned

[@aturner2080]

hey dan explain the set behind you please.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Green screen technology. I took a still photograph of the enterprise, and animated it with lights, creating a background that I could superimpose myself over. :-) Dan

[@michaelbruno1666]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters That's some impressive work, it is very convincing, I thought it was real too.

[@KevinBalch-dt8ot]

I thought you did this from Ticonderoga NY.

[@stevenjones6780]

@@KevinBalch-dt8ot ...or the one in South Georgia, just over the border from Florida- 'The Neutral Zone'

[@machstem2536]

you are awesome dude

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Lol... thanks!

[@destinycaptain247]

This is a sad and frustrating tale… So is what happened to the 2 shuttles made for Star Trek 5.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

I have no idea about props from the movies, I haven't gotten that far yet LOL let me see what I can find out :-) Dan

[@destinycaptain247]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters - Kewl. It’s pretty straight forward. There are a few pics out there.

[@KennyBacchus-l1i]

What Happened. To the. Galileo. Shuttlecraft from. Star. Trek

[@darrellmchargue3544]

Here's my question what happened to Lost in Space spaceship of the Jupiter to will happen all their equipment

[@ricky-6657believe]

Cool beans.

[@ts-900]

So what happened to the Taurus II Bigfoot outfits?

[@CHDanhauser]

The exterior shuttlecraft mock up (not to be confused with the interiors set) appeared in five episodes "Gailleo Seven", "Metamorphosis", "Journey to Babel", "The Immunity Syndrome" and "The Way to Eden." The interior set alone was used in various episodes as well: "The Menagerie, Part I" and "The Doomsday Machine."

[@stellarspacetraveler]

One of the guys who built the original Enterprise model in Burbank died a few weeks ago. Melvin L. Keys, age 94, of Sulphur, Louisiana passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. RIP. He appears in that picture of the 11 foot model outside Production Model Shop in Burbank (1964?). What a talent he was!!!

[@donovandelaney3171]

What happened to the Vipers from the original Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980 and the Battle Star Galactica reboot?

[@canonical5]

I am currenlty building an exact replica of The Galileo 1701/7 in VR. When finished it will be available online to walk around via VR, or for those without VR, desktop navigation. I'm aiming to make it as realistic as possible so it should be as real in Virtual Life as it is in Real life! I can send details if you're interested in seeing it when done.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Absolutely I want to see that. How freaking cool :-) my email is in the About Me section on this page. Shoot me a line :-) Dan

[@waynehullihen3066]

Check out out Star Trek Continues. Vic Mignogna and friends did an 11 episode fan film production finishing the 5 year mission. The production is top notch. The refurbished shuttle craft is in one of the episodes.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

I have seen it. It's freaking awesome :-)

[@jerryfoster1181]

Hi Dan , I saw an article that said final restoration price tag was $120,000 and change . For a Historic prop it is worth every penny !!!!!!

[@jamesjames2070]

What happened to the full scale Jupiter 2?

[@johnalang]

It was also in "The Way To Eden"

[@cbspock1701]

I’ve seen the full scale set prop when it was at space center Houston. It was awesome. It has a new home at the Star Trek set tours in Ticonderoga NY.