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‘Star Trek’ legend William Shatner joins Blue Origin’s second record-setting manned suborbital flight (WATCH LIVE) Star Trek legend William Shatner back on Earth after becoming oldest person to visit space
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship is making the second manned tourist flight in the company’s history, with Star Trek actor William Shatner among the four crew members. Hollywood star William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in popular science-fiction series ‘Star Trek’, became the oldest person in the world to visit space on Wednesday, as a Blue Origin rocket took him over 100km above the Earth.
Shatner, 90, will be the oldest person to visit space, beating aviator Wally Funk, 82, who flew the previous manned mission launched by Jeff Bezos’ company in July. Shatner, aged 90, overtook 82-year-old aviator Wally Funk to become the oldest person in space. Funk also flew aboard a Blue Origin rocket, accompanied by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, in July.
WATCH LIVE:  Before launch on Wednesday, Shatner said, “There is this mystique of being in space and that much closer to the stars and being weightless.”
The Canadian-born actor is best-known for his role as James T. Kirk, the captain of the fictional USS Enterprise in the original 1960s Star Trek series, which sealed his legacy among generations of space-obsessed fans. He has also had a successful music and media career. RT America is currently airing his show called ‘I Don’t Understand’. “I shall be entranced by the view of space,” he added. “I want to look at that orb and appreciate its beauty and its tenacity.”
The three other passengers are Blue Origin executive Audrey Powers, Australian space exploration enthusiast Chris Boshuizen and geek entrepreneur Glen de Vries. Blue Origin Vice President Audrey Powers and two businessmen, Planet Labs co-founder Chris Boshuizen and Medidata Solutions co-founder Glen de Vries, accompanied Shatner on the trip.
If you like this story, share it with a friend! Former Ohio Senator John Glenn, the previous oldest person in space before Shatner and Funk, retains the age record for someone visiting orbital space. Glenn spent nearly 10 days in orbit in October 1998 as part of a NASA Space Shuttle mission. In comparison, Shatner and Funk's flights lasted just 10 minutes.
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