2015/2016. Building Star Trek 2 hr Special When "Star Trek" first aired in 1966, it expanded the viewers' imaginations about what was possible in their lifetimes. Today, many of the space-age technologies displayed on the show, like space shuttles, cell phones, and desktop computers, have already gone from science fiction to science fact. Other innovations, like warp drive, teleportation, and medical tricorders are actively in development. Building Star Trek celebrates the 50th Anniversary yap films Corporate Bio May 2018 3 of "Star Trek" - a show that continues to inform, enrich, and inspire. Hi-Def Smithsonian Channel, Discovery Canada