VAN HORN, Texas—Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the final frontier aboard a ship built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company. The “Star Trek” hero became the oldest person to ride a rocket, eclipsing the previous record—set by a passenger on…
William Shatner, Star Trek’s Capt. Kirk, Blasts Into Space
October 13, 2021
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