Star Trek Captain Kirk Goes to Space: “What a Miracle”

‘Star Trek’ Captain Kirk, actor William Shatner, is ready to fly into space with Blue Origin. Shatner will be launched on October 12 aboard the New Shepard NS-18 and will fly with Blue Origin’s Vice President of Mission & Flight Operations, Audrey Powers. Blue Origin has announced that crewmates Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries will join Shatner and Power. Jeff Bezos’ company explains that live launch coverage begins on BlueOrigin.com at T-90 minutes, which take off is currently scheduled for 8:30 Cdt / 13:30 Utc from Launch Site One in West Texas. “I’ve been hearing about space for a long time now. I take this opportunity to see it in person. What a miracle,” the enthusiastic commentary of the actor. This flight follows Blue Origin’s first successful human flight which took place on July 20 and featured Blue Orgin owner Jeff Bezos alongside Mark Bezos, aviation pioneer Wally Funk and Blue Origin’s first customer Oliver. Daemen.