William Shatner set to head into space at 90
Star Trek legend William Shatner will become the oldest ever person to visit space when he blasts off next month onboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket.
William Shatner Photo: Wikipedia
Captain James T. Kirk will be travelling to space for real this time, with news that actor William Shatner is scheduled to blast off next month onboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin New Shepard rocket.
Shatner, 90, will become to oldest person ever to go into space, beating out pioneering 82-year-old pilot Wally Funk, who travelled with Bezos into space in July.
The 15-minute flight, and the run-up to it, will be filmed for a documentary.
Star Trek legend Shatner had previously tweeted a mocked-up image of him in an astronaut suit, encouraging NASA to send him out.
“BTW @NASA – just in case; the suit does fit!” he wrote.
Shatner’s fellow crew on the proposed flight have not yet been named.
Shatner was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The family was a member of a Conservative Jewish community.
AAP
