A note from another old Trekkie. I want to express my deepest thanks to you all for restoring a part of my youth. The owners picked the right shop for the job. I'm just short of calling myself a master carpenter (does anyone ever fully learn the trade?). I've worked on many restoration jobs and have many in both state and national registries and think that you did an excellent job. "Live long and prosper!"

I saw this Histoic Relec at a Shuttle-Con Star Trek Convention in COLUMBUS , I beleive , I took a dozen pics of its pre- restoration shape. Yeah it was sad but salvagable. STNG Gates ( Dr.Crusher) was guest at the Con. I was in awe of it's raw beauty. It was displayed outside to no fanfare. Nobody to really get official information so I assumed it was yet to be sold or adopted etc. For years at the dawn of the internet I searched for Imformation . Thanks to this Website I've gotten a Time Capsule into this Historic Icon. Thank You so much..I Live in Toledo and sadly had lost my brother who 's passed away a couple years ago .in San Antonio. It was on my bucket list to visit him and later Trek to Houston to see this restored Marvel., bur alas.😔 I was a wee lad of 10 years young. when STOS premired and have followed it since in all its incarnations. Now at Retirement age from many occupations to say the least as a professional Artist, I hope to VISIT the Houston Space Center as well as the "restored" Mission Control and the rest of the facilities and displays. By the way..Im currious about the Interior of the Shuttlecraft. I know it was a separate set piece from t he original but, perhaps you could showcase a separate video of that if it at all relates to this particular restoration. .Thank You so much for posting this True Star Trek,. Live Long and Prosper!🖖 Go Artimas! Back to The Moon...onto Mars!!!

Yep. I cried. I am young enough that I only ever saw this beauty in re-runs...but now I am old enough to appreciate her. And you...all of you, did something truly amazing and special almost beyond words.

OK, I'm crying. crying for happy. The last time I saw the Galileo, stepped inside it, was in 1970. It was well on its way to being wreckage. Neglected, abandoned, it broke my heart to see it. Nobody at the time understood the significance of what, to them, looked like a plywood and steel, camper or mobile home box. Over the protests of myself and several other SF fans, the "plan" was to leave it sitting outside, to be used as a "classroom" or "storage shed" at the Foundation for the Junior Blind. Then, when weather destroyed its outer hull (it was NEVER designed to 'live' out doors!!) they either discarded it, or gave it away. I never knew what happened to it until today. Yes, I'm crying. Tears of GRATITUDE!

The way the original should have been built. The hours put into this restoration is insane, hats off to the master craftsmen that put this ship back into "space!"

Great video! It's very clear that those folks who worked on this project had a fabulous time doing it. I hope the Galileo ends up in a permanent home where the public can see her.

THANK YOU FOR PRESERVING HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS YOU ARE A HERO

I realize this video is about 3 years old but I swear I teared up at times watching this. AMAZING to have this restored... a piece of my childhood and hopefully to new fans and their children!!! WELL DONE I SAY!!!!

Shame on the eleven who could not realize this one of the most incredible re-builds ever done. This crew is amazingly talented!

Nice restore. I always thought Galileo looked like a cross between a house boat and a pop-up camper.

A rotted set piece returned to its original dimensions by craftsmen under the guidance of its creator and designer using all parts not turned to dust. How amazing that this was able to all come together. Thank you to everyone who is involved in such a terrific, technically difficult and meaningful effort. Kudos.

My heart broke when i saw what became of the galileo... thank you for restoring this beautiful icon of history.

I'll call this a "labor of love." The skill and professionalism of these craftsmen have accomplished a restoration which has great meaning for those of us who grew up watching Star Trek. They have done an expert job worthy of the task. I am breathless at the result. Thank you Gentlemen for doing this.

I heard a sad story many years ago about how the Galileo was wrecked beyond all hope and lost to time. Amazing to see this restoration! Beautiful! Well done! And thank you to all involved. I never thought this story would have an uplifting conclusion!

Da appassionato di Star Trek , fin da piccolo, siete riusciti a farmi sognare ancora una volta, all’età di 52 anni. Tantissimi complimenti , per il meraviglioso e stupendo lavoro che avete fatto. Star Trek lo sappiamo e , per ora solo fantasia, su alcune cose , ma il suo messaggio è unico , per chi sa guardare e ascoltare. Per voi tutti , che avete fatto questo meraviglioso lavoro, da un semplice Italiano , una sola parola , grazie

The Shuttle of Theseus xD I'm so glad that she got this kind of love and attention!

Thanks to all of the men and women who were set so strongly to make it happen. This craft is a really big deal ,Star Trek and the whole thing was the opening of the door... Because of Trek, and the whole concept, we are now using things in our everyday lives that all started with dream's of Trek. Great job 👍👍. Thanks so much!!!

awesome job! need safety glasses for the workers. you'll put an eye out. from Christmas story. I am glad you did a great job and putting a lot of heart and soul into restoring a great piece of iconic history back to it's glory.

Great job guys! Amazed you accomplished this amid the destruction of Sandy. Proud to know it was done in my favorite boating community at the Highlands! You are truly master “star” ship builders!

Thats soooo awesome!!! Future generations will be so incredbly thankfull for preserving this iconic symbol of pop culture in a way we cant imaging now. A lot of old machines or testimonials were irretrievable lost, because nobody cared for them, when they got old and were in need for preservation just because they were old but not old enough to have sufficient value. So thanks a lot!!

Wowww...!!! These talented men restoring the GALILEO would have made Scottie proud...!!

You Know .... that would be the ultimate Camper Trailer.

It's giving me goosebumps, to see those people bringing back to life a piece of our imagination of how the future could be, and it's maybe just from a TV show, BUT a great one. Thank you Gene... May you Rest In Peace...where you are...surrounded by the Stars...and the Infinite Universe

Adam, I know Hans very well, since 1974. I have to tip my hat to him on this project. Wish I knew, would have loved to see the shuttle craft, but looks like he replaced 90% of it. In wood boat restoration its called a "comprehensive paint job", you start scraping the paint on the outside until you reach the inside, then replace everything in between.

she looks wonderful, great job guys

That is amazing! Thank you for restoring that piece of science-fiction history and posting this video on the process.

Excellent restoration of the original Galileo Shuttlecraft

Thank you all! For restoring an all American TV series that I grew up with. It has been one hell of a great ride then, and still sparks the same interests today.

An awesome job ... original Star Trek will never die.

This truly is amazing. Yes it is just an inanimate wooden and metal prop... But I have seen it fly in deep space. I am so glad it was recovered and restored rather than be destroyed. The heart of Galileo lives in that restoration.

Hope the guys from the Enterprise D bridge restoration can get in touch with you. Would be amazing to see Star Trek get the respect it deserves in our worlds museums.

To everyone that worked on this, thank you.

Best video I've seen in a while. Seriously cool. Wonderful level of detail in the restoration. Simply awsome!

Wow, a colored box! Awsome!

I just saw it at the USS Intrepid in New York, and it looks magnificent!

Beautiful.. Thanks for keeping history alive.

AWESOME WELL DONE!!! THIS IS FOR ALL OF US WHO GET YOUNGER WHEN WE SEE THIS!!

It's amazing to think that the original 11 foot model still exists, the Shuttlecraft has been fully restored, and the original 3 foot model just resurfaced after forty plus years. To think all three major shooting models still exist is almost against all odds.

It's a very emotional journey... sad to see such a beautiful part of sci-fi history allowed to reach such as state of decay and neglect and joyous to see it brought back from the ashes to a better than original state. Thank you very much to all the wonderful people that helped to bring this beauty back for all to see and enjoy!

This reminds me of my 350 year old Knife, It has been restored too . Over the years the knife had its handle replaced & sometime in its 350 year life it has had the blade replaced as well , Though it looks in remarkable condition considering its awesome age.

Congratulations to a dedicated team! I am glad that this small ferry was not the trash.

We welcomed Galileo here in Houston a while ago. You all did an amazing job. I love it when she's on display at Space Center Houston.

I'm bawling like a baby watching this. Am I a nerd or a geek? I can't keep track any more.

It's surprising how much interest this generates. I mean, the "Galileo" is nothing more than a simple box. But, it is rather self contained. No other set in Star Trek was as compact and contained.

Very nice job with the restoration! Looks fantastic.

I built the model of the Enterprise and Galileo when I was a kid in the early 70's, how time has gone by.

Just how great were the early Star Trek motion picture soundtracks? So totally awesome!!!

Simply amazing job on a legendary piece,my hat is off too you all. Damn it Jim I'm a doctor not a carpenter.

omg. brought tears of joy to my eyes. thank you. its a beautiful job.

OMG you guys picked the absolute perfect music from the original series and best movies the original cast and crew did, The Enterprise and shuttlecraft were to me as much a character in the series as the real live actors! Thanks so much for bringing back a piece of history from my younger days! Peace and long life!

A shuttlecraft I cherish. Good work and my thanks to all involved.

nice job guys took me back to my childhood

Clearly both the original builders and the restorers undertook their respective jobs with great pride, well done to you guys. Given that "the Enterprise is a beautiful lady and we love her" it is only right that her little friend should be afforded the same consideration. I doubt I'll ever get to see the Galileo and the original 11 foot Enterprise model in person, it is great to see them both at least on sites like this. Incidentally, how many models could have withstood 50 years of neglect and not collapsed entirely to dust? A reflection of the build quality of the original and skill of her constructors. Lastly, although James Horner didn't write any music for the original series, thanks for using him here - a great composer and gone far too soon.

Wow... Just beautiful!!! Well done...

Bravo and thank you. She looks amazing.

Thanks so much!!! I want one to live in from time to time...!! Camping...Halliween fun.

Amazing stuff. My favorite ship from Star Trek.

Amazing work. And one of the gentleman (light blue shirt at the end) reminds me of a young Gene Roddenberry.

Really enjoyed this video! Awesome job! Thanks for sharing! 😃👍

Great work!! Thank you for sharing!!

Words can't express how good this is. I hope you will accept "great"

I'm glad this thing was restored, and not just rotting in someone's backyard somewhere.

They went to the right guys for this job. Boat builders have the experience and tools to get the job done correctly. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

You know. I have been wanting to buils a camper. That would be so cool to try. To go explore in the Galileo would be a childhood dream come true.

What an excellent job!! You guys should be proud.

The second restoration. It was previously restored in 1986 and displayed at the 20th anniversary of Star Trek convention at the Disneyland hotel (I have many pictures of it). It was sold about 1993 to someone in Ohio who left it outside all year round at the mercy of the hard northern winters, which almost destroyed it so that in 2012 they had to restore it all over again. Had it been properly stored in a warehouse it would not have been in such poor condition.

I was shocked to see the way it looked when they first brought it in the shop; was it left out in the elements to rot? I grew up watching STOS and have fond memories of when the crew had to take the shuttle to rescue those crazy space hippies on the planet Eden. Good times, great memories, and there never has been anything like it since.

Beyond awesome, nice work guys.

I always liked the shuttle craft. :) Great Job it looks perfect!

Nice restoration. Congratulations

AMAZING....Thank you for this.

The guy running that hoist would get written up where I work, lol! Nice job restoring the old girl.

And if people payed attention to the video some parts were just too far gone but the whole original frame was 80% intact from what was shown. They did not rebuild it,it was restored. Done this many times with old cars,sometimes certain things are just not saveable. Again great job everyone as it is alive again which is better then it rotting away.

thx for the narration, it really helped.

Amazing job! Well done!

It's nice to see fine craftsmen at work. They truly did an excellent job! I love seeing all their tools. I am intrigued at the "Time Capsule" notation at 06:49 - "Attention Time Capsule enclosed (arrow) 12" over inside impulse deck sealed 9-13-92 K+W" It's in all caps but I thought it would be too annoying to repeat that here. I wonder what that is all about!

I heard that they were able to keep three splinters and a paint chip from the original craft in the restoration

Ohh well done!!!! Fantastic!🤩

Looks like a lot of hard work and just as much fun

My heart was pounding!!!

what a GREAT job you did!

Great job on the restoration; but HOLY CRAP, looks like safety totally went out the window! Where's the safety glasses. I used to be a shipfitter and if the safety inspectors came by and saw this, they would have fit and shut the job down!

Greatings from Denmark. Waow... Great JOB!!!

lovethe use of the Constellation music very fitting.

Bully wow nice cleanup and fixed up good job guys!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Love it!

Excellent job & video too!

Oh man. I thought for sure this prop must be a clapboard falsehood that'd fall apart on a hard sneeze, or even painted into the set. I'm happy to know it had a proper build. I'm also mystified they didn't use it a whole lot more, as nice as it is.

Wow, they did a real beautiful job! It had to be a total labor of love and I imagine have all these craftspeople working with them doing the bodywork and painting and forming must have been done by them primarily for love of it. Its not like this can provide much of a return on an investment, unless the return is the pride on doing it. Otherwise, the shuttle would have eventually rotted away in some crap yard somewhere. I always believed that the design of the shuttle also influenced early mini vans, like the Dodge Caravan or Ford Windstar etc, with their slanted windshield etc.

Great Job Adam!

Wow amazing work👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Superb!!

Fantastic restoration job. I suspect one or two of those older boys honed their skills on the construction of the titanic, and put to good use here 😁!

Ready for an endless series of sci fi conventions!

Looks just like my Toyota minivan. God I miss that thing! Curse you Grinch!

wow , the only thing missing is custom Recaro seats interior landing gear looks awesome as well -good job guys !!!!!

Not wanting to sound miserable, but it's not so much a restoration, but a complete replacement!

Wow! Amazing!!

The revival of a legend

LINDO, TRABALHO FASCINANTE !!! OBRIGADO, GRAÇIAS POR POSTAR!! ABRAÇO DO BRASIL!!!