Except we've seen another Macross class vessel in Frontier. I am assuming if they built a second one they have full working knowledge of the original.
But, once again, Sharon Apple had an effect on people before she got anywhere near Earth.
Just saw it to day. Pretty frickin' intense. That's about as hard of a PG-13 as I've ever seen, and it didn't show a single gunshot wound, bit of nudity, or have any real cursing. Quite a movie.