Boldly going where no actor has gone before
STAR Trek’s Captain Kirk is rocketing into space this month.
Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced that William Shatner will blast off from West Texas on October 12.
At the age of 90, Shatner will become the oldest person in space.
He will join three others - two of them paying customers - aboard a Blue Origin capsule in an up and down space hop which will last 10 minutes and reach around 66 miles high. It will be the company’s second launch with a crew.
“I’ve heard about space for a long time now. I’m taking the opportunity to see it for myself. What a miracle,” Shatner said.