Looking closely at the model of the alien Mother Ship, one can find tiny hidden smaller models that are not seen in the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." These models were added by the model makers as internal "jokes." This photo features a figurine of R2-D2, a droid featured in the "Star Wars" franchise. Created by Charles Moore Date Created 06/09/2003 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Models; Popular Culture; Space Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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