Billionaire Jeff Bezos’s space company confirmed that “Star Trek” actor William Shatner will fly on board the company’s New Shepard launch vehicle as part of a four-person crew, which is expected to launch on October 12. Blue Origin’s New Shepard’s 18th mission, NS-18, is expected to lift off carrying four astronauts to space and back, including Dr. Chris Boshuizen, a former NASA engineer and co-founder of Planet Labs, and Glen de Vries, Vice-Chair, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Dassault Systèmes and co-founder, Medidata.