Estes Industries
Estes Industries is an American company which specializes in the design and manufacture of operational model rockets for the general public. 

Founded by  in  in 1958, the company managed to survive the severe decline of interest in the hobby during the 1990s by acquiring its competitors and subsequently being taken over by affluent holding companies. The company is still in existence today and was sold to  in 2010.

Star Trek association

In , Estes became the third company after AMT and Aurora Plastics Corporation (or fourth if KSN Midori can be counted as a licensed company) to be licensed to market Star Trek model kits, and the second one to do so in the US, although their products were strictly speaking model rockets, despite requiring assembly. 

Estes released models of the  and the Klingon  Battle cruiser which were originally packaged in a polypropylene bag with a cardboard liner. In 1991, both models were re-packaged in cardboard boxes for Star Treks 25th anniversary. Until that point in time, Estes, together with AMT/Aurora and Midori, were the only companies that had been formally releasing Star Trek model kits. Subsequent releases were also sold in cardboard boxes.

See also
 Star Trek starship miniatures
 Star Trek model kits

External links
EstesRockets.com – official web site

Estes rocket reviews at Rocket Reviews.Com
Collectible companies