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[–] 27 points 6 days ago (1 child)

The Enterprise was originaly designed the wrong way up. But Gene saw the mistake and went: that's cool, we're keeping it. Totally impractical for planetary landings, obviously fragile, but damn it looks cool still 60 years on

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago

    The story goes on to say that "TV Guide came out, they ran a picture of the ship on the cover, upside down." The TV Guide image that this probably refers to can be seen here (it's not actually a cover, but Matt Jeffries' memory may have been slightly off):

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