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Capt. Kirk goes back to space: William Shatner, 90, breaks record

By Luke Gentile
Published October 13, 2021 4:16pm ET
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Capt. Kirk goes back to space: William Shatner, 90, breaks record
William Shatner, center right, speaks as Audrey Powers, left, Chris Boshuizen, center right, and Glen de Vries all look on during a media availability at the Blue Origin spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/LM Otero)LM Otero/AP William Shatner, famous for portraying Capt. James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, […]
Chris Boshuizen, William Shatner, Audrey Powers, Glen de Vries
William Shatner, center right, speaks as Audrey Powers, left, Chris Boshuizen, center right, and Glen de Vries all look on during a media availability at the Blue Origin spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

William Shatner, famous for portraying Capt. James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, became the oldest person to travel in a rocket to space Wednesday as part of a Blue Origin flight.

“Not only is it different than what you thought, the impression I had, that I never expected to have, is the shooting up,” Shatner said upon landing after his flight.

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