VAN HORN: Hollywood's Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space on Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the final frontier aboard a ship built by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company.
BACK ON EARTH Blue Origins vice president of mission and flight operations Audrey Powers (left), ‘Star Trek’ actor William Shatner (second from left), Planet Labs cofounder Chris Boshuizen (third from left) and Medidata Solutions cofounder Glen de Vries attend a media availability on the landing pad of Blue Origin New Shepard after they flew into space on Oct. 13, 2021 near Van Horn, Texas. Shatner, 90, became the oldest person to fly into space on the 10-minute flight. They flew aboard mission NS-18, the second human spaceflight for the company, which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. AFP PHOTO
VAN HORN: Hollywood's Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space on Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the final frontier aboard a ship built by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company.