William Shatner is going from starring in “Star Trek” to actually going up to see the real stars above. The sci-fi actor, 90, will be going to space aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ rocket, The New Shepard, according to TMZ.
Bezos’ galaxy rider is commissioned by his space company, Blue Origin.
Shatner would be the oldest person ever to travel to space with this historic ride, TMZ reported.
The Canadian native’s 15-minute flight will occur sometime in October. The outlet also reported that the mission will be filmed for an upcoming documentary featuring the actor who played Captain Kirk on the iconic series.
Bezos, 57, first went up to space alongside his brother, Mark Bezos, test pilot Wally Funk and student Oliver Daemeback in July.
Bezos walks by his New Shepard rocket after flying into space in July 2021.Getty ImagesThe foursome reached heights of 66.5 miles above Earth on the New Shepard rocket as they spent four minutes up in the air.
“I … want to thank every Amazon employee, and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all this,” Bezos told reporters after returning from the trip. “So seriously, for every Amazon customer out there, and every Amazon employee, thank you from the bottom of my heart, very much. It’s very appreciated.”
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock and William Shatner as Captain James T. KirkCBS via Getty Images“The atmosphere is so big. But when you get up above it, you see it’s this tiny little fragile thing,” he said.
The billionaire continued, “That’s very profound. It’s one thing to recognize that intellectually. It’s another thing to actually see with your own eyes how fragile it really is and that was amazing.”
The booster for Blue Origin’s New Shepard sits on the landing pad after powering the rocket into space on July 20, 2021.Getty Images
