Sad news

[mrskirk 0]

I just read an article at TrekNation which announced the death of Trek icon Matt Jeffries. For you young'uns out there, Matt Jeffries is responsible for designing the look of the original NCC-1701 as well as the circular bridge design. Gene Rodenberry paid homage to Matt Jeffries during TOS by calling the interior of the nacelles "Jeffries tubes." He was 82 years old. No official cause of death was listed, but a probable cause was cancer.

[A l t e r E g o 9]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for your contributions to Trek JM

 

Rest in Peace.

[Takara_Soong 4]

Here's a link to the tribute on startrek.com:

 

Matt Jeffries

[removed 0]

aw. thats sad. rest in peace, Matt.

[Goose 0]

Stardate:21553.9

 

 

Oh wow that is sad. Rest in peace Matt we salute you for your work and your ideas .

[Lollypop 0]

It won't be long before they've all gone.

[Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1]

At least they're all living long, full lives!

[Riaan 0]

This is so sad! Mr. Jefferies you will be sorely missed!

 

May your spirit now fly as high and as far as you wish.

[Mike 5]

A very sad day indeed..I believe that he had a major part in the design of the original Enterprise....Rest in Peace Matt Jefferries..You will be missed..

[Admiral Kirk 1]

I 'm sorry to hear that...It's amazing that most of the recent Star trek designs are based loosely on his work.

[cyphrx 0]

Hereies to the best star ship designer of the entire galaxy, We'll miss you Mr. Jefferies!

[master_q 0]

Yeah, it is very sad. This man has done so much for the Star Trek Universe and it is very sad that he has passed away.

 

 

Master Q

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[LightStar 0]

I just read an article at TrekNation which announced the death of Trek icon Matt Jeffries.  For you young'uns out there, Matt Jeffries is responsible for designing the look of the original NCC-1701 as well as the circular bridge design.  Gene Rodenberry paid homage to Matt Jeffries during TOS by calling the interior of the nacelles "Jeffries tubes."  He was 82 years old.  No official cause of death was listed, but a probable cause was cancer.

He did good work

[nebulahunter1963 0]

I found this article on space.com. May he rest in peace

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To Boldly Go ... Matt Jeffries: 1921 - 2003

 

 

 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Matt Jeffries, the man who designed the fictional Starship Enterprise for the original television series "Star Trek", passed away Monday at the age of 82.

 

With its saucer-shaped primary hull, separate engineering section and twin warp nacelles, the U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701, has become one of the most recognizable icons of the space age.

 

Jeffries came up with the ship design for "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry during the mid 1960s. The design evolved as the original show gave way to a string of movies and four new television series.

 

"Matt was a gentle soul. He has put his stamp on everything we have done since his brilliant, classic Enterprise," Herman Zimmerman, production designer for the current series "Enterprise," said in a statement posted on the official Star Trek web site.

 

References to Jeffries' contribution continues in almost every episode and movie as the engineering tunnels that run inside each starship are called "Jeffries Tubes" by the characters.

 

Often considered the true star of the show, the original Starship Enterprise and the series it represented was so popular that following a mail and phone campaign by fans NASA named the prototype shuttle Enterprise after the ship Jeffries designed.

[Colonel Worf 0]

Thanks for the Enterprise, Matt.