- A ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ spaceship flew across the New York City skyline Saturday night as a way to promote the new CBS television series
- The ship first flew across the ‘river and north up the Hudson, before turning around right before the George Washington Bridge,’ the YouTube post read
- During the ship’s second appearance, it flew ‘along the New York City skyline before returning to spacedock.’ It was disassembled afterward
- The new CBS show aired Sunday evening and received positive reviews
A ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ spaceship was captured soaring across the New York City skyline Saturday evening to promote the brand new CBS television series.
Footage of the mesmerizing event was posted to YouTube Sunday, when the first episode aired, by the network’s Consumer Products account.
The post read: ‘The U.S.S. Discovery made a special appearance in advance of the Star Trek: Discovery premiere, flying across the river and continuing north up the Hudson, before turning around right before the George Washington Bridge.
‘The U.S.S. Discovery made a second appearance, flying along the New York City skyline before returning to spacedock.’
A ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ spaceship was captured soaring across the New York City skyline Saturday evening to promote the new TV show
Footage of the mesmerizing event was posted to YouTube Sunday
‘The U.S.S. Discovery made a second appearance, flying along the New York City skyline before returning to spacedock,’ the YouTube post read
Nikki Leynor, Senior Vice President of Remarkable Media, the imagineering company who constructed the unique ship, told IGN the machine was made out of ‘a truss skeleton and a custom built network of LEDs for this event,’ and would be disassembled following the flight.
The colorful LED lights were attached to spaceship, which was said to be roughly 50 feet in length and assisted by a Black Hawk helicopter.
New Yorkers who caught glimpse of the event late Saturday evening watched out their windows in awe.
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ will air Sundays at 8:30 p.m. ET.
The show already received positive reactions from viewers and longtime fans following the premiere.
A Vulture review deemed it: ‘Wonderstruck, overstuffed, corny and stirring’ and ‘stands tall alongside the best-regarded incarnations of the franchise even as it raids elements from all of them.’
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ was deemed by Vulture ‘wonderstruck, overstuffed, corny and stirring’
The show already received positive reactions from viewers following the premiere
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ airs every Sunday at 8:30 p.m. et/pt.