William Shatner’s Space Trip Now the Subject of a Documentary

Shatner in Space, documenting the actor’s Blue Origin spaceflight, is now available on Amazon's Prime Video service.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, June 02, 2022 at 08:23 AM ET

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William Shatner was joined by, from left, Glen de Vries, Audrey Powers, and Chris Boshuizen [Courtesy: Blue Origin]

Key Takeaways:

The documentary "Shatner in Space" chronicles William Shatner's 2021 Blue Origin flight, where he became the oldest person at 90 to travel to space.
The film details how Jeff Bezos, inspired by Shatner's Captain Kirk role, invited him to participate in the space tourism mission.
It covers Shatner's background, his astronaut training, the 10-minute flight experience aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard, and his emotional reaction upon return.
Both Shatner and Bezos emphasize the flight's deeper purpose: to highlight Earth's fragility and the critical need for environmental protection.

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In October 2021, actor William Shatner, then 90, became the oldest person to travel to space, breaking the previous record held by famed pilot Wally Fuk. Now you can get a behind-the-scenes look at the journey with the release of Shatner in Space, a documentary produced by Amazon Prime that’s now available on its streaming service.

The actual flight lasted 10 minutes, 17 seconds. The video runs 46:16 and begins years before the flight, with how Shatner came to be one of four astronauts aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard, named for astronaut Alan Shepard.