The Smithsonian Channel will air Building Star Trek – a two-hour special that will take a look at the lasting influence the original Star Trek series has had on the world.
BUILDING STAR TREK will follow the conservation team from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum as they attempt to restore and conserve the original 11-foot, 250-pound model of the U.S.S. Enterprise from the original series. The special also will track the effort to rebuild a model of the original U.S.S. Enterprise bridge by using authentic set pieces and props, which recently went on display at Seattle’s EMP Museum.
The two-hour special also profiles a new generation of engineers and scientists who are making Star Trek’s visionary technology real, pushing the boundaries of physics with inventions first conceived on the iconic series: warp drives, medical tricorders, cloaking devices and tractor beams. Proving that one TV show has truly gone where no man has gone before, BUILDING STAR TREK will showcase clips from the original series that highlight each scientific innovation and the new technologies that have inspired generations.
Smithsonian Channel is also launching the BUILDING STAR TREK Sweepstakes www.buildingstartreksweeps.com, which is offering Trekkies the chance to win a trip to Star Trek: Mission New York.
BUILDING STAR TREK will PREMIERE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 AT 8 P.M. ET/PT.