

He'll be joined by Audrey Powers, who has played an instrumental role in the years-long process to get the New Shepard rocket cleared for human flight. While Spock and Leonard McCoy won't be by his side for the voyage, Shatner will have three crewmates to keep him company on Blue Origin's NS-18 spacecraft. I'm taking the opportunity to see it for myself.

He said: "I've heard about space for a long time now. The 90-year-old will become the oldest person to ever go into space - fulfilling a lifelong dream in the process. In a classic case of life imitating art, the legendary actor is going to be beamed into space on a mission next Tuesday. The 90-year-old has described the opportunity to visit space as a 'miracle'. After decades playing Captain Kirk in Star Trek, it's William Shatner's turn to boldly go where no man has gone before.
