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Captain James T. Kirk himself is going to space for real this time.
According to TMZ, Star Trek actor William Shatner is set to fly to space aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ new Shepard rocket, made by his space travel company Blue Origin.
According to TMZ, Captain Kirk will be on the second flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule. The flight is likely to happen next month.https://t.co/OabeLPdeal
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) September 24, 2021
The Canada native’s flight will happen sometime in October, and the 15-minute trip is reportedly being filmed for an upcoming documentary featuring the actor.
At 90, Shatner would be the oldest person ever to fly to space. Bezos first went up to space in July alongside his brother Mark Bezos, pioneering pilot Wally Funk — who at 82 is the oldest space visitor to date — and rich Dutch student Oliver Daemen, who was 18 at the time and the youngest person to go to space.