William Shatner to Take off into Space next Week at 90
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He is boldly going where no 90 year old has gone before and be the oldest person to be sent into space
He follows the last flight, Blue Origin from 20 July,when Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos and Wally Funonk went on a historic mission to space
Talk about reach for the stars
I hope that the strain isn't too much for him, but pleased he gets to go as it was his dream.
I grew up with star trek the tv series so love the fact he is turning fiction into fact
It's not something that appeals to me, but good luck to him. I think it's great that he's doing something like this at his age, and I hope he enjoys the experience
I can't imagine that any 90 year old is fit enough to go up into space despite the fact that he is known throughout the galaxy and beyond.
Horrible as it is at 90 he is likely to have many health issues and be in a weakened state. Surely going into space is highly risky to say the least. Yes if he successfully goes up and comes back that will be very positive but I feel like even he does that he may die shortly after this trip perhaps within 3 months of coming back. It will put all sorts of stresses on his body.
I bet they are taking a body bag with them on the trip just in case, yes morbid I know but in a closed environment its got to be off-putting with a dead body next to you. There are no space ambulances etc, he is there for the trip alive or dead.
“I haven’t faced death. I’ve cheated death. I’ve tricked my way out of death and patted myself on the back for my ingenuity; I know nothing.”
- 'Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan'.
Not sure if people have seen this
Shatner in space: 'The most profound experience'
Wow 90 in space , I was a bit scared he’d have heart attack or something
Did you see his interview after he was very emotional
Lived his dreams
The force was with him
Well done. But complete waste of money hay
It created a massive media frenzy for a ten minute flight! Great publicity for Jeff Bezos
Yes it went up to about 66 miles and then came down, the Virgin Galactic flight went up about 54 miles yet there is a huge cost difference between them and greater safety risk with a rocket plus far more wasteful of resources. Also it only lasts about 10 minutes where as the Virgin Galactic flight is an hour and a half. Bezo's said he might be able to offer $200k seats undercutting Virgin Galactic but calculations have shown each seat costs millions to launch so that would be massively subsidised with probably a zero chance of happening.
I'm sure Blue Origin is more about NASA contracts and satellite launching etc than viable for short tourism trips these are really just test flights with a few passengers. Virgin has its Orbit division for launching satellites using Launcher One which is deployed from Cosmic Girl (a Boeing 747). I live quite close to Cornwall so hoping to see some launches there when the Space port is in operation and Launcher One is deployed from there.
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