Star Trek: 10 Secrets Of The Original Enterprise You Need To Know

10. The Enterprise Was Upside-down

Matt Jefferies was a designer hired to create the original starship Enterprise. He spent months perfecting the look with very little direction from Gene Roddenberry. Roddenberry's only request was for a practical ship. One that could house 100 to 150 crew members for long periods of time.

With that scant guidance, Jefferies went to work creating the iconic ship we know today.

Jefferies presented his final model at a meeting with Roddenberry and other producers. The ship’s large saucer section made the model top-heavy. Because of this it fell off the table and landed upside-down. Roddenberry liked the look of the ship and wanted to keep it like that for production. Jefferies fought for his original design and, luckily, the other producers sided with him.