'Star Trek' actor William Shatner goes to space with Blue Origin

“Star Trek” actor William Shatner became the oldest person to travel to space at age 90. He was moved by the experience. Mark Strassmann has more.

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[highjim]

noone has ever deserved to be in space more than this man

[stephenvella]

I must admit, I am in tears of joy. Seeing Mr Shatner experience what he made all of us dream of over the decades has finally come to him and at 90 it's an incredible feat.

[keto]

Shatners a good man!! He doesn't even look 90!

[cleverVideoMaker]

Doesn't it feels like William Shatner lives life like no other. The way he describes his experience is insightful and inspirational. I just traveled to space on his words alone. To focus on the his ages just seems shallow, I rather focus on his curiosity and wonder, and what he has to teach us. He peered into the incredible darkness of space and contrasted nothingness to that of the brightness of being alive.

[stayupouttheirspaces]

What a deserving opportunity for William Shatner to visit space. I’m pretty sure William Shatner is the inspiration and motivation behind many space technicians and space explorers. It’s only right William Shatner was given the rare opportunity to visit where most will never go or have went.
This was very moving.

[fredmartine]

I grew up watching Star Trek when I was a young lad and to see William Shatner go into space is unforgettable. It would've been nice if they had named the spaceship, the USS Enterprise. Space, the final frontier..👍🇺🇸

[yikesyikes]

If any celebrity deserved it, he was most certainly the one. I am so happy for him and I believe all his fans and even non-fans are extremely happy for him. This is another little piece of history in our lifetime.

[jyesucevitz]

Shatner's emotions got to me. I'm glad he got the experience. thank you William Shatner for everything.

[fredericlamarre]

the emotion of M. Shatner is so touchy. It was an unforgettable moment for him.

[ericjohndluhos]

"Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not some back-breaking Klingon Fulfillment Center!"

[NS-efix]

Wow! 90 years old. He seems like 60 years old. Congratulations to him for having the opportunity to live such an awesome experience.

[stryker]

The best part is you sheep actually believe this happened. Hes still a good actor even at 90

[jjsd]

To boldly go where no old man has gone before. Jokes aside I love Star Trek and Shatner.

[madtwc]

He’s in great shape for 90!!!! We should all be so blessed 🥲

[jerrywilliams]

William Shatner is seeing boldly go where no man, woman or no one has gone before.

[thomasmoriarty]

When Blue Orgin reached about 50, 000 feet they ran into some severe turbulence. This disturbed William Shatner deeply, so he took command (naturaly) and barked out the order "RED ALART, SHIELDS UP!"

[timmytube]

Much deserved Captin Kirk Star Trek I'm and my family is a Star Trek fam.

[Thrdknight]

Star Trek was the most hopeful vision for humanity. It was a world where we had not lost our flaws, but we had transcended them continually to reach for the better angels of our nature. The current state of the world reflects either the labour pains of a new level 1 civilization or the death throes of a "dangerously savage child race"- Q-TNG S1E1, and Finale. "May what ever God you believe in have mercy on your souls"

[jakericcitelli]

Let us not forget the crewman who went up first. James Doohan. His ashes have been aboard the iss for years.

[israeli_soldier]

I'm now watching 60s Star Trek for the first time on Netflix, so glad to see Captain Kirk in space one more time, and hopefully that one day we will also live in a world where there are no wars and where science and technology guide us.