Updated: July 28, 2017
The cast and creatives of Star Trek: Discovery will help kickoff Star Trek Las Vegas
on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 2nd in the Leonard Nimoy Theatre.
ALSO FEATURING:
Star Trek: Discovery Exhibit
Take a seat in the U.S.S. Discovery Captain’s Chair and see actual Star Trek: Discovery props and costumes – straight from the set – along with creature, ship and concept art.
CBS ALL ACCESS Stage in Quark’s Bar
Join Jordan Hoffman, host of ENGAGE: The Official Star Trek Podcast, for an all access, behind-the-scenes peek into the world of Star Trek with the Treksperts that bring it to life every day and don’t miss daily Trek Trivia Tournaments, the Starfleet Academy Spelling Bee, The Big KHAAAAAAAAAAAN-Test, Cosplay Photo Ops and much more.
A Science Trek
Join The Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait, along with Caltech researchers, Dr. Jessie Christiansen, Dr. Philip Hopkins, and Dr. Robert Hurt, for a Trek into today’s universe, the strange new worlds being discovered, and the upcoming solar eclipse.
Treklets with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory educators, Lyle Tavernier and Brandon Rodriguez, take young fans on an exciting Star Trek STEM journey to help a stranded starship. Kids will build an antenna array, send data about the nearest wormhole to the ship, and help restore navigation to the starship. Saturday and Sunday mornings
Star Trek: The Next Generation 30th Anniversary Art Exhibit
Star Trek Las Vegas is pleased to host the world premiere of the Star Trek: The Next Generation 30th Anniversary Art Exhibit featuring 178 posters by artist Juan Ortiz. This treat for art-loving Trek fans are inspired by indie-film and black-light posters, comics and rock/punk culture and showcases Ortiz’s unique creative vision.
Star Trek: The Next Generation Archive
Roddenberry Entertainment and CBS Consumer Products are opening their archives with photos, props and costumes!
Additional Guests:
Man Behind the Official Star Trek Starships Collection at Eaglemoss (all week)
Educator Professional Development Specialist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Sat, Sun)
Author of 30+ Star Trek Novels & Upcoming "Star Trek: Discovery - Desperate Hours" (Wed, Thurs, Fri)
Author of 30+ Star Trek Novels & Recent Vulcan & Klingon Travel Guides (Wed, Thurs, Fri)
NASA Exoplanet Science Institute Staff Scientist at Caltech (Fri, Sat)
Associate Professor of theoretical Astrophysics at Caltech (Fri, Sat)
Astronomer & Visualization Scientist at Caltech (Fri, Sat)
Astrophysicist & Author of Upcoming "Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive" coming in October 2017 (Thurs, Fri)
Editor of StarTrek.com (all week)
Comic Book Artist of "Star Trek: The Next Generation - Mirror Broken" (Wed, Thurs, Fri)
Star Trek Makeup Artist & Focus of "Star Trek Beyond - The Makeup Artistry of Joel Harlow" book coming this fall (Sat)
Host of ENGAGE - The Official Star Trek Podcast (all week)
Author of 20+ Star Trek Novels (all week)
Educational Technology Specialist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Sat, Sun)
Most Published Star Trek Comics Writer in History (Wed, Thurs, Fri)
Astronomer, Author, Science Communicator, and The Bad Astronomer (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Author of "Search for Spock", "Redshirt's Little Book of Doom", and "The Wit and Wisdom of Star Trek" (all week)
Editor of IDW Publishing's Star Trek Comics (Wed, Thurs, Fri)
Star Trek: Discovery writer and supervising producer Appearing Wednesday, no autographing planned at the time of this writing.
Star Trek Discovery Writer Appearing Wednesday, no autographing planned at the time of this writing.