A new voyage of Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft is in the works. After the first flight of the rocket of the company that belongs to Jeff Bezos, ex-CEO of Amazon, carried out successfully on July 20 , a new flight is now being prepared in which the famous Captain Kirk from Star Trek will travel . Thus, the actor William Shatner prepares for a real space flight that he will carry out at the age of 90.
William Shatner, Captain Kirk from Star Trek, to ride Blue Origin’s New Shepard
The announcement occurred a few hours ago on the Twitter profile of Blue Origin, the company founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos. The crew of the New Shepard spacecraft, which will depart on October 12, will include William Shatner, known to the general public for playing Captain Kirk from Star Trek, the hit television series that began in 1966. The news has sparked off amazement and joy. of science fiction fans who will witness the realization of a long-cherished dream. Along with the Canadian actor, Audrey Powers, vice president of Mission and Flight Operations at Blue Origin, will also fly on the ship.
Official communication
Two incredible and inspirational people will join the #NS18 crew. Actor @WilliamShatner and Blue Origin’s Vice President of Mission & Flight Operations Audrey Powers @AudreyKPowers. pic.twitter.com/xqI9nw1KX8
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) October 4, 2021
“ Two amazing and inspiring people will join the crew of the NS18. Actor Williams Shatner and Audrey Powers, Vice President of Flight and Mission Operations for Blue Origin . Therefore, there are two new entries in the crew that will face this 18th mission that follows the one carried out on July 20, when, aboard the New Shepard, were Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, aviation pioneer Wally Funk (82 years) and Oliver Daemen (18 years old) and that he reached 106 kilometers.
Captain Kirk’s reaction
Now I can tell. Yes it’s correct; I’m about to be a rocket man! »From the reaction shared with his followers, it seems that Shatner is particularly excited to become the person of his next adventure« I have heard about space for a long time. I take the opportunity to see it first hand. What a miracle, “said the Canadian star.
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
The actor is not afraid of flying and believes that safety is linked to his many years of experience in television “space.” In addition to starring in the television series, Shatner also starred in seven Star Trek feature films. In one of these, he even had the role of director. Currently, former Captain Kirk is the guest and executive producer of The Unxplained , an American documentary television show dealing with paranormal phenomena and unexplained events, which airs on The History Channel.
The actor becomes the oldest space traveler
Shatner’s flight aboard the Blue Origin spacecraft will be a milestone for him but it will also make him the oldest person to travel to space since he is 90 years old . Before him, the legendary aviator Wally Funk , from the “Mercury 13” mission, held the title of the oldest person to fly into space. At age 82 , Funk made her first space flight as a passenger aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle with the company’s first manned space flight on July 20.
Funk, in turn, broke NASA astronaut John Glenn’s previous record . Glenn, who in 1962 became the first American to orbit Earth and the third American in space as part of NASA’s Project Mercury, became the oldest person to reach space in 1998. At the age of 77 years old, he flew into space as a payload specialist with NASA’s STS-95 space shuttle mission aboard the shuttle Discovery.
