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‘Star Trek’ Icon William Shatner Will Finally Travel To Space, Thanks To Jeff Bezos

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Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company Blue Origin just announced major news for the Star Trek fandom: Captain James T.

Kirk is headed to space. William Shatner, beloved for his role as the captain of the USS Enterprise in the sci-fi franchise, will join the next Blue Origins flight on October 12, blasting off into the cosmos from West Texas.

The actor, 90, will join Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s VP of mission and flight operations, and two other passengers for the trip on the New Shepherd rocket, making him the oldest person to travel to space.

William confirmed the news on Twitter on October 4 with a tweet that read, “Yes, it’s true; I’m going to be a ‘rocket man!'” William and co.’s October flight will be the second New Shepherd rocket launch.

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