William Shatner describes his emotional experience going to space to Jeff Bezos: “I am overwhelmed.”
Blue Origin launched its New Shepard rocket for the fifth time this year on Wednesday, and with Canadian actor William Shatner joining the company's second crewed spaceflight to date.
Called NS-18, this New Shepard mission carried a crew of four: Shatner, Blue Origin VP of mission and flight operations Audrey Powers, Planet Labs co-founder Chris Boshuizen and Medidata co-founder Glen de Vries.The crew of NS-18, from left: Audrey Powers, William Shatner, Dr. Chris Boshuizen, and Glen de Vries.Shatner, who famously played Capt. Kirk in the original "Star Trek" television series, is now the oldest person to fly into space, at 90.
The rocket launched from Blue Origin's private facility in West Texas, reaching above 100 kilometers before returning to Earth safely a few minutes later. From start to finish, the launch lasted about 11 minutes. The crew experienced about three minutes of weightlessness. "Star Trek" actor William Shatner is presented with a challenge coins along with former NASA engineer Chris Boshuizen, clinical research entrepreneur Glen de Vries and Blue Origin vice president and engineer Audrey Powers before their suborbital flight on Blue Origin's New Shepard mission NS-18 near Van Horn, Texas, U.S. in a still image from video broadcast October 13, 2021.
The New Shepard rocket booster is also reusable, and landed on a concrete pad near the launch site. NS-18 was the fourth launch and landing for this booster.
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