Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

tblue37

(65,357 posts) Sat Sep 25, 2021, 07:05 PM Sep 2021

Age 90: William Shatner will ride Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin New Shepard rocket next month: [View all]

Link to tweet

Text

Captain Kirk is truly headed to space...at 90. William Shatner is set to board Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin New Shepard rocket next month, according to TMZ, becoming the oldest man to ever fly into space.

16 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Age 90: William Shatner will ride Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin New Shepard rocket next month: [View all] tblue37 Sep 2021 OP

Woot! Hekate Sep 2021 #1

Wouldn't it be cool if he gave the Star Trek opening monologue from space? AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #2

No matter what anyone thinks about Bezos or his space thing, Shatner should go. Srkdqltr Sep 2021 #3

Make it so. alphafemale Sep 2021 #12

My daughter, an aerospace medicine doctor, did research that shows that people of even tblue37 Sep 2021 #4

What's he going to wear ? JI7 Sep 2021 #5

He should be allowed to wear a Starfleet uniform. It would be great PR for the franchise. tblue37 Sep 2021 #6

A red shirt? Archae Sep 2021 #8

I think his shirts were gold MiniMe Sep 2021 #9

They were, but I was making a Trek joke. Archae Sep 2021 #10

That I remember MiniMe Sep 2021 #14

Cool MustLoveBeagles Sep 2021 #7

All mixed feelings aside... Tom Rinaldo Sep 2021 #11

How is The Shat going to keep his toupee on in zero g? LudwigPastorius Sep 2021 #13

OMG, he's 90?!? Sure doesn't look it. Talitha Sep 2021 #15

He should fly with Elon Musk's SpaceX. twin_ghost Sep 2021 #16