Tag: William Shatner
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William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson banter about follies and the final frontier
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson laughs as “Star Trek” captain William Shatner tells a tale during a fireside chat at McCaw Hall in Seattle. (Mat Hayward Photo / Future of Space) William Shatner set a record as the oldest human in space at the age of 90 — but at the age of 94, he’s not…
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William Shatner describes ‘overwhelming sadness’ he felt for Earth in his Blue Origin flight to space
William Shatner stares out from Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship during his flight last October. (Blue Origin Photo) William Shatner’s journey to the final frontier aboard a Blue Origin spaceship last fall seemed like the perfect opportunity to strike profound joy and celebration into a man who had played a space traveler on TV…
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‘The most profound experience’: Blue Origin sends Star Trek’s William Shatner to the final frontier
Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship fires up its engine. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Reality caught up with science fiction today when Star Trek actor William Shatner, a.k.a. Captain James T. Kirk, briefly crossed into outer space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship. In the process, the 90-year-old Shatner took the title of oldest…
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How to watch William Shatner beam up to suborbital space on Blue Origin’s rocket
Star Trek captain William Shatner gets tips from Jeff Bezos during a rehearsal for a suborbital space trip in Blue Origin’s New Shepard crew capsule. (Blue Origin via Instagram) More than a half-century after William Shatner first played a starship captain roaming the galaxy in “Star Trek,” he’s getting a real-life ride to the edge…
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William Shatner’s space trek is turning up a spotlight on Blue Origin’s highs and lows
Future suborbital spacefliers Audrey Powers, William Shatner, Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries pose in front of Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship. (Blue Origin Photo via Instagram) Star Trek captain William Shatner’s scheduled suborbital space trip is bringing a renewed flood of attention to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture — but like a movie…
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Weather forces a day’s delay in William Shatner’s Blue Origin suborbital space trip
William Shatner stands with crewmates Chris Boshuizen (left), Audrey Powers and Glen de Vries, all clad in their flight suits for a Blue Origin suborbital space trip. (Blue Origin Photo) The Starship Enterprise never had to delay its mission to seek out new life and new civilizations due to bad weather, but that’s precisely what…
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Blue Origin confirms it’ll give Star Trek captain William Shatner a suborbital ride
Blue Origin’s Sarah Knights gives William Shatner a tour of the West Texas launch tower. (Blue Origin Photo) It’s official: Star Trek actor William Shatner is due to fly on Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship next week, becoming the oldest person to go into space at the age of 90. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’…
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Blue Origin sets next space trip for Oct. 12; two fliers named, but not William Shatner
Blue Origin’s first suborbital space crew does a photo op in front of the New Shepard rocket booster that lifted them skyward in July. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says two successful tech entrepreneurs will be part of the lineup for its next suborbital trip on Oct. 12 —…
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Beam me up? TMZ says William Shatner will take Blue Origin suborbital space trip
The TMZ celebrity website says Star Trek captain William Shatner is due to fly on Blue Origin’s next crewed suborbital space trip. (Left Photo: Paramount; Right Photo: Blue Origin) The next crewed suborbital spaceflight planned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture — which could launch as early as next month — is…