William Shatner Becomes Oldest Person to Travel to Space With Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin

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.

Jeff Bezos knows how to show rich people a good time- take them to space, and the billionaire‘s latest launch included none other than William Shatner. While the actor played Captain Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, it marked his first time in space and he is officially the oldest person to ever do so.

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

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 is making history!

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.

After a slight meteorological-related delay, William Shatner finally went to space on Wednesday October 13! The 90-year-old Star Trek alum went into space on a flight fromJeff Bezos’ Blue Origin from Texas. William is now the oldest person to go to space, surpassing aviator Mary Wallace “Wally” Funk, who became the record holder when she flew to space with the Amazon founder in July at 82-years-old.

Jordan Moreau William Shatner has reached the final frontier.At 90 years old, the “Star Trek” actor entered space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space shuttle on Wednesday morning, becoming the oldest person in history to boldly go where no man has gone before.Also on board the second Blue Origin flight were Chris Boshuizen, a former NASA engineer and co-founder of Planet Labs; Glen de Vries, the co-founder of Medidata; and Audrey Power, Blue Origin’s vice president of mission and flight

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

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’ aerospace company Blue Origin just announced major news for the Star Trek fandom: Captain James T. Kirk is headed to space. William Shatner, beloved for his role as the captain of the USS Enterprise in the sci-fi franchise, will join the next Blue Origins flight on October 12, blasting off into the cosmos from West Texas.

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