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Beam Me Up, Scotty! William Shatner’s Heading to Space

Monday, October 04, 2021 at 05:54 PM ET

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William Shatner, here with Crew Member 7 Sarah Knights, traveled aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard.[Courtesy: Blue Origin]

Key Takeaways:

William Shatner, best known as Star Trek's Captain Kirk, and Blue Origin VP Audrey Powers will join the NS-18 manned space launch on October 12.
At 90 years old, Shatner will become the oldest person to travel to space, surpassing the record set by Wally Funk.
Audrey Powers brings extensive experience to the mission as Blue Origin's VP of New Shepard mission and flight operations, an engineer, and a former NASA flight controller.

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Star Trek’s William Shatner will join Blue Origin’s manned space launch next week.

Jeremy attained his bachelor's in journalism and emerging media from Kennesaw State University. He also served in the Georgia Air National Guard as a C-130 Crew Chief for six years, holding an associate in aircraft maintenance technology.