Update: This Wednesday starts the space flight from William Shatner and three other crew members. Blue Origin will accompany the event with a live stream, which starts at 14:30. Here, spectators may look forward to information about the second start of the space company from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The start of the rocket is then planned for 16 o clock. We have integrated the LiveStream from Blue Origin below.

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Original message: For many years, William Shatner was on his role as Captain Kirk on Space Missions in Star Trek. Now it is actually in space for the 90-year-old actor. Already next week, the Canadian is part of the crew of the second manned flight from Blue Origin. The space company belongs to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who became a space tourist even a few months ago. On Twitter William Shatner announced his upcoming adventure.

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It s true. I m going to the missile man . Write the actor in his tweet. Shatner is not sitting alone in the rocket. Other crew members include the former NASA engineer Chris Boshuizen, entrepreneur Glen de Vries and Audrey Powers – Deputy Head of Blue Origin. The start is planned for October 12, 2021. It is currently unknown whether William Shatner was invited by Blue Origin or even paid for the ticket – as Boshuizen and De Vries did.

The Captain Kirk performer will also set up a new record as the oldest person in space with the flight. He belonged to at least for a short time of the former US Pilot Wally Funk, which at the age of 82 together with Jeff Bezos in the first manned flight of the New Shepard of Blue Origin sat in the rocket. Almost ten minutes are the lay astronauts in space. In addition to the Amazon founder, Millionaire Richard Branson recently sent his first space tourists in space. In September, Elon Musk Spacex capsule remained four passengers for several days in orbit.

Via Engadget

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