William Shatner, best known as Captain Kirk in the original 'Star Trek' television series, will be part of a four-person crew aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle on the flight scheduled for the morning of October 12
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 - William Shatner, the "Star Trek" actor who found fame by pretending a Hollywood soundstage was a spaceship exploring the galaxy, will be launched to the edge of space for real next week in a rocket built by Blue Origin, billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company.
In July, Bezos, the founder of Amazon, soared about 66.5 miles above the Texas desert aboard a New Shepard launch vehicle and returned safely to Earth. The actor is flying as a guest of Blue Origin, but the company says it has also sold nearly $100 million in tickets to paying customers, though it has not said how many.
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