William Shatner

One year after traveling aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket, William Shatner explains how the view of the earth from the edge of space made the actor realize how fragile the planet is.

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

From rocket tests to planetary defense, 2021 has been an eventful year for the space industry. Join the FLYING staff as we look back at our top five space stories of the year. Successful Liftoff for First All-Civilian Space Mission This year saw the world’s first of many all-civilian space flights, led by SpaceX’s Inspiration4 […]

“Star Trek” actor William Shatner flew to space Wednesday onboard Blue Origin’s second crewed launch. Shatner, accompanied by three other crew members, joked during a brief coining ceremony before riding to the spacecraft. “Heads we go, tails we don’t,” said Shatner, who played the iconic Captain Kirk in the TV and film franchise. I do […]

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is set to launch its second crewed spaceflight next week, carrying some noteworthy passengers. Here are five things you need to know about Tuesday’s mission: 1. The Crew The mission will be carrying four passengers, most notably, “Star Trek” actor William Shatner. Shatner, known for his iconic role as Captain Kirk […]

Star Trek’s William Shatner will join Blue Origin’s manned space launch next week. On Monday, the company announced Shatner and Audrey Powers, vice president of the New Shepard mission and flight operations at Blue Origin, as its remaining two crew members for its NS-18 launch. The two will be joining Chris Boshuizen and Glen de […]