Blue Origin recap: William Shatner 'overwhelmed' by 'moving' trip to space
Shatner, 90, is the oldest person ever to go to space.
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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Bezos chauffeurs astronauts to launch tower
The countdown clock was paused for approximately 30 minutes as Blue Origin teams assessed launch conditions on the ground, but the astronauts are en route to the launch pad.
Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos, who went to space himself in July, chauffeured the four astronauts to the launch tower as workers cheered.
-ABC News' Catherine Thorbecke
NASA wishes Shatner 'all the best' on his flight to space
NASA sent a good luck tweet to William Shatner Wednesday morning ahead of the actor's trip to the edge of space.
-ABC News' Catherine Thorbecke
Astronauts will experience 3 to 4 minutes of weightlessness
During the 11-minute flight, the astronauts will experience about three to four minutes of weightlessness.
They'll also travel above the Karman Line, the internationally recognized boundary separating Earth's atmosphere from space.
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.
Wally's message to new astronauts
As astronauts awaited the launch, they received a special message from Blue Origin's first crew, including 82-year-old Wally Funk.
"I hope this flight will be the most fantastic experience of your life as it was mine," Funk said. "Take time to enjoy every aspect of this journey from liftoff to touchdown."
"Becoming part of the Blue Origin family is an honor like none other I have received. Together, let's cross new boundaries and set new records. I will be watching your liftoff with great enthusiasm and sending my best wishes," she said.
-ABC News' Ayushi Agarwal