Watch this stirring new 'Star Trek' 60th anniversary video saluting the iconic sci-fi franchise

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Click for next articleFor 60 years, Star Trek has explored strange new worlds, sought out new life and new civilizations, and has boldly gone where no sci-fi franchise has gone before. "Star Trek" first appeared on the NBC Network on September 8, 1966. The cast and creators offered up an extended peek at the new season and teased the fifth and final season being released in 2027. "For 60 years, 'Star Trek' has carried us beyond galaxies out of reach, to the very core of what it means to be human," "Discovery's" Sonequa Martin-Green states in the tribute's narration. Stay tuned for more "Star Trek" 60th anniversary news and events this September!