Actor William Shatner is in his wildest role yet: riding a rocket into space, courtesy of “Star Trek” fan Jeff Bezos. Today marks Blue Origin’s second passenger flight, using the same capsule and rocket that Bezos used for his launch three months ago.
Best known for his role as Capt. Kirk, the 90-year-old Shatner joined three other passengers for the planned launch from West Texas.
It will be Blue Origin’s second passenger flight, using the same capsule and rocket that Bezos used for his own launch three months ago. The trip should last just 10 minutes, with the fully automated capsule reacing a maximum altitude of about 66 miles before parachuting back into the desert. And last week, the Russians sent an actor and film director to the International Space Station for movie-making.
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