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William Shatner sets record in space with Blue Origin spaceflight

William Shatner sets record in space with Blue Origin spaceflight

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021 3:02 PM GMT

William Shatner, the 90-year-old veteran of countless imaginary space voyages playing Star Trek's Captain Kirk, blasted off for real Wednesday, becoming the oldest person to reach the final frontier in a PR bonanza for Jeff Bezos and his rocket company Blue Origin.

Over the course of about 10 minutes, Shatner and three crewmates took off atop a hydrogen-fueled rocket, climbed to edge of space more than 62 miles up and enjoyed three to four minutes of weightlessness, along with spectacular views of Earth, before plunging back to a gentle parachute-assisted touchdown.

Within minutes, Blue Origin recovery crews were on the scene to open the spacecraft's hatch, carry out initial medical checks and assist Shatner, Australian entrepreneur Chris Boshuizen, microbiologist Glen de Vries and Blue Origin executive Audrey Powers out of the capsule.

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