Star Trek

Prince William slams world's wealthiest men for funding space race, says 'fix Planet Earth instead'

William voiced his disapproval a day after William Shatner became the oldest man to fly to space in a rocket built by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos

Star Trek star William Shatner becomes oldest person in history to fly to space

Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the final frontier aboard a ship built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company.

William Shatner will be the oldest astronaut to go to space at 90: How space tourism can affect older people

At high g-forces, blood can be pulled away from the head which can starve the brain of oxygen and lead to visual changes including tunnel vision, loss of colour or complete loss of vision.

Blue Origin to launch actor William Shatner, three others today at 7.30 pm IST: How to watch it live

New Shepard launches to an altitude of roughly 101 km, a widely recognized marker of where space begins and known as the Kármán line and the full mission lasts about 10 minutes.

Blue Origins delays its second spaceflight with celebrity crew William Shatner due to winds

He and his crew will travel just beyond the Karman line where they will experience four minutes of weightlessness and gaze out at the curvature of the planet.

Beam me up, Jeff! William Shatner lends Blue Origin star power

William Shatner is all set to fly on Blue Origin's next human spaceflight on October 12

Star Trek's Captain Kirk actor William Shatner to journey to space next week in Blue Origins' second flight

Jeff Bezos is a huge fan of the sci-fi series and even had a cameo as a high-ranking alien in the 2016 film “Star Trek Beyond” so his company invited Shatner to fly as its guest.

Blue Origin confirms William Shatner, Star Trek's Captain Kirk, will fly to space

"I've heard about space for a long time now. I'm taking the opportunity to see it for myself. What a miracle," said the 90-year-old actor in a statement

Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock in Star Trek, to be honoured with 20-foot iconic hand gesture sculpture in Boston

The idea for the half-human, half-Vulcan’s hand gesture originated from Nimoy himself, who was inspired by an ancient blessing he saw in his synagogue as a youth, the museum said.

New Star Trek movie set at Paramount Pictures; Fear the Walking Dead's Kalinda Vazquez to pen project

Kalinda Vazquez, who co-executive produced Fear the Walking Dead, will become the first woman to write a Star Trek feature.