(Image credit: Blue Origin)
On Oct. 13, 2021, William Shatner went to space.
The iconic “Star Trek” actor and original Captain Kirk launched on a suborbital trip alongside three crewmates on NS-18, the second crewed spaceflight by Blue Origin‘s New Shepard spacecraft.
During the launch, Shatner, who is 90, set a new record for the oldest person in space. He launched with Audrey Powers, Blue Origin vice president for mission and flight operations, and two paying passengers: Glen de Vries, vice chair for life sciences and healthcare at the French software company Dassault Systèmes; and Chris Boshuizen, co-founder of the Earth-observation company Planet.
See how their flight happened in photos by clicking the arrows above.
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