Space, The Final Frontier For William Shatner
(Chaz Anon) William Shatner is the world's oldest astronaut, traveling to space for the first time on the Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-18, a journey to low Earth Orbit. Of course most know Shatner from the 1960’s TV series Star Trek.
Shatner, 90, is the actor who first played the space-traveling Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek series that ran for three years in the late 1960s and then later in film adaptations.
"I've heard about space for a long time now," Shatner said in a press release. "I'm taking the opportunity to see it for myself. What a miracle."
Others joining Shatner were Chris Boshuizen, a co-founder of satellite company Planet Labs, software executive Glen de Vries, and Audrey Powers, Blue Origin's vice president of mission and flight operations.
William Shatner has exited the capsule. He immediately hugged Jeff Bezos.
William Shatner has become the oldest astronaut to reach low Earth orbit after passing 328,00 feet altitude.
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— ABC News (@ABC) October 13, 2021
"Over 328,000 feet...welcome to space!"https://t.co/qCcQeamHmX pic.twitter.com/3nQ8iSiTOi
🖖 @WilliamShatner We wish you all the best on your flight to space.
— NASA (@NASA) October 13, 2021
You are, and always shall be, our friend. https://t.co/5nmXfvMydU pic.twitter.com/oL65h3y9Hi
So now I can say something. Yes, it’s true; I’m going to be a “rocket man!” 😝🤣 https://t.co/B2jFeXrr6L
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) October 4, 2021
