In 1979, when the USS Enterprise was redesigned for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the aesthetics of Trek’s famous starships were given a second life. While Matt Jefferies designed the original USS Enterprise way back in 1964, he also partially redesigned it for the never-made 1970s TV series Star Trek: Phase II. When it came time for the first film, The Motion Picture, the iconic Enterprise was reimagined by artist Andrew Probert. “I spent weeks drawing and redrawing the nacelles,” Probert later recalled, referencing the now-famous look and feel of Trek’s movie-era starships.
Now, almost five decades after this upgrade, the retro-Trek starship trend is continuing with the popular MMO game, Star Trek: Online. As of this week, Star Trek: Online is releasing what they’re calling “a 15th Anniversary Starship Bundle” which gives players “exclusive variants and four new Starships inspired by the classic era of Star Trek films.”
