By now you’ve probably heard how a letterwriting campaign saved Star Trek from cancellation in 1968. But what if I told you that halfway into the production of season 1 something else saved Star Trek…well, sort of. Today we’re going to look back at the design of the Galileo shuttlecraft, and how there wouldn’t even be one if it wasn’t for AMT’s interest in producing a new model kit in the first place.

Make sure to check out my other vintage Trek video: "AMT’s Enterprise: a 55Year Mission"    • AMT's Enterprise:  A 55Year Mission  

3D renders of the Jefferies shuttlecraft provided courtesty of Vance Bergstrom, https://www.artstation.com/vancebergs...

References
Jeff Bond, “Review: AMT Polar Lights ‘Star Trek’ Galileo Shuttle Model Kit Reveals Its Innermost Self”, Trekmovie.com, https://trekmovie.com/2023/02/06/revi...

Collecting Trek.ca, “What did AMT get for building the Galileo? And how much does a shuttlecraft cost?”, https://collectingtrek.ca/2020/02/26/...

Gerald Gurian, “The Galileo Shuttlecraft”, The Star Trek Prop, Costume, & Auction Authority, http://www.startrekpropauthority.com/...

Gary Kerr, “STAR TREK Modeling: A Brief History of the Shuttlecraft Galileo parts 15”, Round2.com, https://www.collectormodel.com/round2...

Robert Lyons, “The Future in Plastic: An Interview with Round 2 Models’ Jamie Hood”, Treksphere.com, https://treksphere.com/startrekuniv...

Memory Alpha, “Class F shuttlecraft model”, https://memoryalpha.fandom.com/wiki/...
Memory Alpha, “Star Trek Model Kits”, https://memoryalpha.fandom.com/wiki/...

Nick Ottens, “Building the Shuttlecraft Galileo”, ForgottenTrek.com, https://forgottentrek.com/theorigina...

Steve Thomas, “The Shuttlecraft Galileo – pt 1”, Star Trek.com, https://ca.startrek.com/article/thes...

Video Clips:
“Batman” (19661968), 20th Century Fox Television / Greenway Productions

“Doctor Who”, (19632023), BBC

“Galileo Restoration Interview with Gene Winfield”, Adam Schneider / YouTube,    / @adamschneider5600  

“George Lucas on Directing Star Wars”, Oprah’s Next Chapter, Oprah Winfrey Network,    • George Lucas on Directing Star Wars |...  

“Inside The Star Trek Enterprise Full Walk Thru Tour of TOS Recreation / Neutral Zone Studios Set”. The Daily Woo / YouTube,    • Inside The Star Trek Enterprise  Ful...  

“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” (19641968), MetroGoldwynMayer Television.

“Matt Jefferies 2001 Video Interview” (2003) Star Trek.com, CBS Studios Inc., https://ca.startrek.com/watch_video/m...

“Rare Behind The Scenes Star Trek Footage”, PlanetSciFi / YouTube   • Rare Behind The Scenes Star Trek Footage  , CBS Studios Inc.

“The Right Stuff” (1983), The Ladd Company / Warner Bros.

“Robert Justman Interview Part 4 of 9”, Television Academy Foundation, https://interviews.televisionacademy....

“Round 2 Models Wonderfest 2022 Live Booth Walkthrough”, Round2forYou / YouTube,    • Round 2 Models Wonderfest 2022 Live B...  

“Round 2 Models 2020 New model kit development update!”, Round2forYou / YouTube,    • Round 2 Models 2020  New model kit d...  

“Star Trek” (19661968), CBS Studios Inc.

“Star Trek: The Next Generation”, (19871994), CBS Studios Inc.

“Vintage! Studebaker Avanti | Drive it!”, DW News / Youtube,    • Vintage! Studebaker Avanti | Drive it!  

UCLA, Gene Roddenbery Star Trek television series collection, 19661969. Image by FACT TREK

Music:
“Technology (10 Minutes)”, stock music provided by four_track, from Pond5

“Initializing”, #Uppbeat (free for Creators!), https://uppbeat.io/t/paulyudin/initi..., License code: YYUPG0P7HRWTYOFZ

“Falling Fast”, Aaron Paul Low, Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/aaronpaullow/f..., License code: MQCHIE2A1GO3A9HM

Sound Effects:
“Airline toilet flush 01.flac” by bigfriendlyjiant, downloaded from https://freesound.org'>https://freesound.org'>https://freesound.org'>https://freesound.org and is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.

“TransporterStartBeep1_STTOS_recreated.wav” by zimbot, downloaded from https://freesound.org'>https://freesound.org'>https://freesound.org'>https://freesound.org and is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

“Sci fi device scan”, Joshua Chivers, downloaded from https://uppbeat.io/browse/sfx/technical

“Quiet Sky”, by alec93, downloaded from https://freesound.org'>https://freesound.org'>https://freesound.org'>https://freesound.org and is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.