Star Trek costumes worn by Patrick Stewart and Simon Pegg to go on display

Star Trek costumes worn by actors Sir Patrick Stewart and Simon Pegg are to go on display at London’s Science Museum.

A model of the USS Enterprise from the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds TV series will greet visitors on their voyage across the museum as part of its programme to mark 60 years since the original science fiction show first appeared on screens.

Its Star Trek Warp Trail features many objects from the franchise’s archives and explores the surprising connections between science fiction and real-world innovations.

On display will be the uniform belonging to chief engineer Montgomery Scott, known as Scotty, as played by Pegg in 2009’s Star Trek film, as well as Admiral Jean-Luc Picard’s uniform, worn by Sir Patrick in the Paramount+ Star Trek: Picard TV series, which ran from 2020 to 2023.

A striking prop head used in 2002 film Star Trek: Nemesis will also be on show.

The head is from the prototype android B-4 discovered by Lieutenant Commander Data, played by Brent Spiner, who later merged their programming together.

When mobile phones first appeared in the 1970s, Star Trek had already made people familiar with the idea of portable communications.

A Science Museum spokesman said that when Motorola unveiled its first clamshell flip phone in 1996, the design influence of Star Trek was clear in both its appearance and name: StarTAC.

The costume worn by the fictional inventor of the warp drive – Zefram Cochrane, played by James Cromwell in the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact – will also be on view.

The spokesman said a photon collector used in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) and a spore cannister used in the TV series Star Trek: Discovery (2017-2024) invite discussions around powering ships for deep space exploration.

Also on display will be equipment used by doctors on Star Trek such as tricorders to scan patients and hyposprays, which administer drugs without needles.

The trail will end in the Star Trek takeover of the mezzanine level of the museum’s shop, where visitors will be able to take the helm in a replica of the captain’s chair from Star Trek: Discovery.

All 13 Star Trek films in the franchise will be able to be viewed on one of the biggest screens in Europe at the site.

It launches on Thursday at a special edition of the Science Museum’s free adults-only event, Lates.

Dr Glyn Morgan, head of collections and principal curator at the Science Museum, said: “Star Trek has invited audiences to be curious explorers for decades – a mission we know something about at the Science Museum.

“Star Trek as a cultural phenomenon has played a real role in changing the world of Stem, from inspiring technical innovations to encouraging a generation of modern astronauts.

“I hope that this Star Trek at 60 programme at the Science Museum inspires visitors to consider what might be possible if you boldly go where no one has gone before.”