‘Star Trek’ Icon William Shatner Will Finally Travel To Space, Thanks To Jeff Bezos

Star Trek legend William Shatner’s voyage to space has come and gone, as the actor spent a whole 11 minutes in outer space with a small flight crew recently. Following the short but memorable trip, Shatner shared a sweet exchange with Star Wars’ Mark Hamill about going up in the future.

his trip to the edge of space aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin capsule."He's boldly going where other people have gone before," George told Page Six after the Capt. Kirk actor landed back on the ground in the West Texas desert.

successful Wednesday flight aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, but there’s one person who’s not impressed: Shatner’s “Star Trek” co-star George Takei.Takei and Shatner have traded jabs in the press over the years, dating back to issues on the set of the original series and continuing up through “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.” Takei didn’t miss an opportunity to throw some shade at Shatner’s space travel.

William Shatner described being particularly struck by how different the real experience of going into space was from the simulations he ran with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.  The 90-year-old actor joined Blue Origin Vice President of New Shepard Mission and Flight Operations Audrey Powers as well as Dr.

William Shatner has become the oldest person ever to go into space.It comes after the 90-year-old Star Trek actor took part in a Blue Origin rocket flight from Texas this afternoon (October 13) which saw him go above the internationally recognised boundary of space known as the Karman Line, reaching about 66 miles above Earth.Shatner’s trip on the flight – developed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who was also on the flight – lasted about 10 minutes.After touching down, the actor, who played

Twitter account, the capsule reached nearly 350,000 feet and traveled at a maximum velocity of 2,235 mph. The mission marks the company’s “19th consecutive successful crew capsule landing (every flight in the program, including a pad escape test in 2012).”Though multiple delays to liftoff made Shatner “a little nervous,” the actor had nothing but awestruck and joyful words when he returned.

William Shatner has boldly gone where no man at his age has gone before. On Wednesday, the 90-year-old star went up with Blue Origin, the company founded by Jeff Bezos, as one of four passengers on board the New Shepard NS-18 ship. Shatner and the other passengers delayed their trip for a day due to high winds in Texas, where the spaceship was taking off from.

Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the final frontier aboard a ship built by Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin company.

the oldest person in history to go into space – an achievement he could only have dreamed of when starring on the groundbreaking TV series “Star Trek” back in the 1960s.Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space shuttle launched on Wednesday morning from Launch Site One in Texas and took its passengers over 60 miles above the Earth’s surface, in between the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space.

William Shatner has boldly gone where no man at his age has gone before. On Wednesday, the 90-year-old star went up with Blue Origin, the company founded by Jeff Bezos, as one of four passengers on board the New Shepard NS-18 ship. Shatner and the other passengers delayed their trip for a day due to high winds in Texas, where the spaceship was taking off from.

Actor William Shatner counted down Wednesday to his wildest role yet: riding a rocket into space, courtesy of “Star Trek” fan Jeff Bezos.

It’s hard to match William Shatner’s penis humour.

announced on Monday that, at 90 years old, Shatner will become the oldest person ever to go to space, and will do so aboard Bezos’ rocket. Of course, it’s a full-circle moment for Shatner, who originated the role of Captain James T.

Jeff Bezos is preparing for his next spaceflight! This time with a new crew, including actor William Shatner, best known for playing the famous Captain Kirk in the iconic series Star Trek.This new Blue Origin launch is already scheduled for October 12, and the company is planning to host a live webcast of the entire mission, covering the special event at 8am ET.Fans of the series and the Canadian actor have shared their excitement on social media, with Shatner admitting that he is thrilled to

Star Trek’s Captain Kirk is rocketing into space this month — boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone.