William Shatner

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

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to launch its second space flight on 12 October with Capitan Kirk onboard

While Blue Origin did reveale the names of two members of the four-person crew it did not confirm whether William Shatner would be on the flight.

Tifanny Haddish, William Shatner, Eric Bana, Brad Paisley join Discovery+ special segment on Shark Week

Tiffany Haddish is among the celebrities signed on for this year’s Shark Week, with a record 45 hours of programming on the Discovery Channel and streaming on discovery+ between 11-18 July

Comedian Russell Peters to perform in Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai as part of The Deported World Tour

Russell Peters' The Deported World Tour kickstarted in Perth, Australia in February 2018.