The hits just kept on coming.
Shuttlecraft Galileo, the real one, from Star Trek made final approach and landed at the Johnson Space Center near Houston, Texas
I actually got to drive down there and stay one night across the street at a fine hotel.
Guests for the unveiling included Doctor Who (Sylvester McCoy), Captain Lockley from Babylon 5 - Season 5 (Tracy Scoggins), Buck Rogers (Gil Gerard), Babylon 5 Ranger (Marcus Coal), and Spock's Co-Pilot on the Galileo (Don Marshall).
Originally conceived as a "Helicopter" with antigravs and booster rockets. It was the original Star Trek Commuter Van.
They plan to build a replica of the Hangar deck of the Enterprise 1701 in the Space Center Houston to permanently display this visitor from The Last Generation.