William Shatner's Going to Space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Rocket Ship
William Shatner's going to space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket ship.
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90 years old. The man looks 60.
EDIT: On Oct 12.
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William Shatner is going into space on Blue Origin
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90 years old. The man looks 60.
EDIT: On Oct 12.
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Next SpaceX is going to announce Patrick Stewart will be going up to space with them, and launch before Blue Origin.
the honest answer is... probably? we don't know for certain, but there's not much reason to believe it'd be less safe than john glenn orbiting on the space shuttle at 77 (shatner's older, sure, but orbit requires much higher velocity/acceleration/deceleration and it was for a much longer time)
in general, the public tends to dramatically overestimate how physically dangerous going into space is (outside of the like "will the rocket blow up" thing, in particular). we sent a 77-year-old man into orbit for 9 days 20 years ago and, to the best of our knowledge, he was completely fine. adjusting to/moving in microgravity takes getting used to, but healthy people aren't at much risk at all
Personally I've never seen the appeal of going to space as a regular civilian, at least in this early stage of space travel. It's just a plane ride with extra uncomfortable sensations.
I totally want to go to space I want to experience the lack of gravity and see the earth in all its glory.
That's pretty cool. Even if its just a publicity thing for BO. Still cool to see the original Captain of the Enterprise in real space.
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NGL, I'd pay to see him do this rendition during the Blue Origin flight.
I guess it might be kind of worth it for the view, assuming you have access to a good window and the angle is right.
Zero gravity lost its luster for me way back when I learned that being in orbit means you're in constant freefall, and you just keep missing the planet. I can't stand the sensation of falling, lol.
Let's be real, at 90 years old, nothing is safe. May as well say fuck it and go for it.
Yeah good point . I wouldn't care about my safety or health at that point lol
Is blue origin actually going to space this time? Rather than just going really high and then coming back down.
Is Blue Origin trying be like a gimmick company that is just known for launching celebrities into space?
My old friend. Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold?
It is very cold in space.
It is very cold in space.
The thing about Shatner that amazes me is not just that he looks a lot younger than he is, he could have and probably does have lots of really well done cosmetic surgery along with having good genes.
No the thing that amazes me is that despite his age, he moves and talks like someone that's 30 years younger than him. Now that is not something you can get from surgery. And he isn't even a particularly fit guy who's working out and stuff and juicing up all the time like Stallone.
No the thing that amazes me is that despite his age, he moves and talks like someone that's 30 years younger than him. Now that is not something you can get from surgery. And he isn't even a particularly fit guy who's working out and stuff and juicing up all the time like Stallone.
Bezos is a huge trek fan so he might actually cum in his pants at the through of Kirl riding his dildo into sort of space.
Cool though. Get Takei on there too.
Cool though. Get Takei on there too.
That's all this ship is going to do.
He's 90 wow, I had no idea; good for him. I want to go to space and view the Earth from above before I die................but I also hate flying.
No they are trying to get publicity so they can win more contracts.
Being one of the incredibly small percentage of ALL humanity to be able to go into space is....a pretty damn fine way to go TBH.
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lol yeah first thought
Not going to win any contracts until they can start fulfilling the ones they have like making engines for ULA. No contract out there to just operate a 80km bus service.
Cool for him. But still, it's a gimmicky trip barely even touching space for a few minutes.
SpaceX's version of space tourism is on a whole different level.
SpaceX's version of space tourism is on a whole different level.
I mean, if I can live a successful life to 90 and then get to go into space, I'd be happy even if the thing blows up on reentry. What more do you need to do at that point?
He's going to space at 90, it's literally a fuckall once in a lifetime moment.
