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Old May 7th 08, 07:55 AM posted to sci.space.history
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Default 40th Anniversary of 2001:A Space Odyssey

On Fri, 2 May 2008 23:34:05 -0400, "Scott Hedrick"
wrote:

Remember, Star Trek got a shuttle because AMT foot the bill in exchange for
the model rights.


....And you know the punchline to that joke, right? AMT designed the
shuttlecraft, and the kit is one of the most inaccurate ones they ever
did!

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