Shatner soars to space in historic launch
The New Shepard carries Shatner and his crewmates to the edge of space, just the second crewed mission for Blue Origin.
![PHOTO: The New Shepard rocket launches on Oct. 13, 2021, from the West Texas region, 25 miles north of Van Horn, with "Star Trek" actor William Shatner aboard.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Technology/blue-origin-launch-gty-ps-211013_1634136972544_hpMain.jpg)
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The spaceflight will be about 11 minutes in total, with approximately three to four minutes of microgravity for the astronauts before they descend back to Earth.
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-ABC News' Catherine Thorbecke