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Star Trek legend William Shatner back on Earth after becoming oldest person to visit space

2021-10-14

[RT] 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, 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.

Posted by:Fred

#5 To me it's making good on all these decades of having played the part for us ala Galaxy Quest. Even now, at 90 yrs old, he took those G's like it was his job. His reaction upon landing - priceless.

Posted by: Rex Mundi 2021-10-14 18:38

#4 90 year old man kept it up for 11 minutes. Turn signal left on the whole way.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-10-14 08:33

#3 William Shatner emotionally describes spaceflight to Jeff Bezos: 'The most profound experience'

Posted by: Patriot 2021-10-14 07:47

#2 Catch lucid and articulate 90 year old Shatner upon landing with our malware plagued Disney animatronic in the WH.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-10-14 07:21

#1 After over 1/2 a century of playing a Star Trek Ship Capt.
He finally ALMOST made it into Space.

Note: So he just made it into the Thermosphere. But isn't Exosphere is the upper limit of our atmosphere and space starts around 10,000km where the atmosphere ends doesn't it?.

Either way, it must have been a hell of a ride and a life time experience.

Posted by: NN2N1 2021-10-14 06:42

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