Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. To celebrate Star Trek Day on September 8, the European Space Agency (ESA) released a video of the Star Trek technology that’s made it real-life space. We’ve also seen the development of technology that resembles Replicators, VISOR, and PADDs. The original Star Trek premiered on network television in the United States on September 8, 1966. Since its debut, the franchise has expanded to TV spinoffs, movies, books, comics, games, and toys, and also become a staple of pop culture.