USS Discovery Flies Over NYC

Yesterday, New Yorkers got a glimpse of the “real” USS Discovery flying over the city in honor of the new TV series premier. Set up by Remarkable Media, the spacecraft was actually a metal skeleton with strategically-placed LED lights hanging beneath a Black Hawk helicopter.

According to Remarkable Media CEO Simon Powell, the company created the visual effect with CBS.

In maybe the coolest Star Trek ad ever, the USS Discovery orbits around the Hudson River under a helicopter @startrekcbs #StarTrekDiscovery pic.twitter.com/BF4PJK0Ofh

— Mike McLeod (@mcleodm3) September 24, 2017