Beam me up, Scotty!
Kirk in Space
Beam me up, Scotty!
According to TMZ, William Shatner, an actor legend who played the iconic role of Captain Kirk in Star Trek's original series, will reportedly launch Blue Origin later this year.
Canadian actor, 90 years old, will join the second crew that will fly to the edge space aboard the Jeff Bezos-led New Shepard spacecraft. He could be the oldest person to orbit the Earth depending on how you define space.
Warp Factor
Shatner will not be the first senior to take part in a Blue Origin launch. Wally Funk, a veteran pilot instructor, joined Bezos' crewed New Shepard mission in August. He was 82 at that time.
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Sources tell TMZ that the mission will also feature in a documentary. It is still unknown who Shatner will be joining.
This news comes just a few minutes after Bezos rode to 66.5 miles above sea level earlier in the year and experienced several minutes of weightlessness.
Although technically it is beyond the Krmn Line, which is the international boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outerspace, Musk has made snide remarks about the fact that he will never be able to enter orbit.
It is not clear if Shatner will be paying for his own ticket, but TMZ suggests that he could be receiving a free ticket because he is a Star Trek legend.
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