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In 1996, following the release of ''[[T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.]]'' (''The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership''), George Clinton launched the "Mothership Reconnection Tour" with [[Bootsy Collins]], [[Bernie Worrell]], and the latest incarnation of [[P Funk]], the "P Funk All Stars". The Mothership Reconnection Tour, which began in [[New York City|New York's]] [[Central Park]], required a reconstruction of the Mothership, and the concerts included the landing of the Mothership, albeit on a smaller scale. Clinton claims the mid-1990s re-build of the 1,200 pound aluminum spacecraft is an indistinguishable replica.<ref name=":2" />
For a few years after the Mothership Reconnection Tour, the Mothership would land periodically at the P Funk All Stars concerts, particularly those at larger venues. One of the last appearances of the Mothership was at [[Woodstock 1999]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Basham|first=David|date=July 23, 1999|title=Parliament/Funkadelic Lands The Mothership At Woodstock|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1427162/parliamentfunkadelic-lands-the-mothership-at-woodstock/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718105656/http://www.mtv.com/news/1427162/parliamentfunkadelic-lands-the-mothership-at-woodstock/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2014|access-date=2021-07-19|website=MTV News|language=en}}</ref> The Mothership made a few other appearances during this time, such as Eugene Oregon, before being retired.
The replica Mothership found a new home in 2011 when the [[Smithsonian Institution]] acquired it by moving it from Clinton's recording studio in [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]], [[Florida]], after the original could not be located.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-05-18/lifestyle/35232787_1_smithsonian-george-clinton-african-american-history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416033709/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-05-18/lifestyle/35232787_1_smithsonian-george-clinton-african-american-history |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 16, 2013 |title=Smithsonian acquires Parliament-Funkadelic Mothership |first=Chris |last=Richards |date=May 18, 2011 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=December 14, 2013 }}</ref> The concert prop started as a symbol of "what could be" and is now located in the Smithsonian's [[National Museum of African American History and Culture]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Mothership|url=https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2011.83.1.1-.9|access-date=2021-07-19|website=National Museum of African American History and Culture|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Well, All Right, Starchild, The Mothership Is Back|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/06/04/318544801/well-all-right-starchild-the-mothership-is-back|access-date=2021-07-19|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref>
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