Blue Origin recap: William Shatner 'overwhelmed' by 'moving' trip to space

Shatner, 90, is the oldest person ever to go to space.

Last Updated: October 13, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT

Actor William Shatner and his three crewmates on Blue Origin's New Shepard have returned to Earth after a 10-minute trip to space.

Shatner, 90, is the oldest person ever to go to space.

The "Star Trek" star joined Audrey Powers, Blue Origin's vice president of mission and flight operations and a former NASA flight controller and engineer; Chris Boshuizen, the co-founder of satellite company Planet Labs and a former space mission architect for NASA; and Glen de Vries, the co-founder of Medidata Solutions, a life science company.

This was Blue Origin's second crewed mission to space.

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Oct 13, 2021, 7:31 AM EDT

Shatner set to become the oldest person to go to space

"Star Trek" star William Shatner, 90, is poised to become the oldest person ever to go to space.

He'll beat the record set by 82-year-old Wally Funk during July's inaugural New Shepard launch.