We know you’ve enjoyed our Enterprise model renovation videos over the last two years, but we also know many of you want to go even further into the process that brought the classic starship back to life.

Well, that time has come! The Smithsonian Channel has announced today that an all-new special, “Building Star Trek,” will air for the first time on Sunday, September 4.

Here’s the official press announcement:

SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ COMMEMORATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LANDMARK SCI-FI TELEVISION SERIES
‘BUILDING STAR TREK’
SET TO PREMIERE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 AT 8 P.M. ET/PT

Two-Hour Special to Take In-Depth Look At Far Reaching Influence
That Original Star Trek Series Has Had on Science And Technology

NEW YORK, JULY 6, 2016 – Smithsonian Channel will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek with 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 premiere Sunday, September 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.

When the series debuted on September 8, 1966, the world was introduced to a number of alien concepts, such as hand-held communication devices, desktop computers, space shuttles, touch screens, and more. Star Trek’s visionary creator was remarkably able to conceive of a world so different from his own that the series would go on to have a profound legacy in television history.

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.

Preview clips of the two-hour special will be featured on July 22 at San Diego Comic Con later this month, and will be available to stream online after the special airs in September.