In an interview with Newsweek, the 'Star Trek' star reflects on his journey to the edge of space aboard the New Shepard rocket operated by Jeff Bezos' company.
about the overwhelming depth of space and how delicate and small Earth seemed in comparison, during his trip to the edge of space on board the New Shepard spacecraft operated byShatner was part of a four-person crew in October—becoming, at 90, the oldest person to voyage to a low-Earth orbit. He was accompanied on the 10-minute suborbital mission by Australian entrepreneur Chris Boshuizen and Blue Origin executive Audrey Powers.
Shatner added that this wasn't even the most foreboding part of the journey. As he turned away from the overwhelming vastness of space, he was able to observe our tiny planet. He said:"I could see the curvature of the Earth. I could see the beginning and end of Earth. I could see the delicate colors. I could see the beige, the blue, the white of the clouds and how very small it is.
"Everything is beautiful on this Earth, and it's taken 5 billion years to generate and one day it'll all be gone. And it'll be gone a lot sooner than we thought if we continue the way we're going."
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