Life imitates… art? William Shatner, famous for portraying Captain Kirk on the original “Star Trek” TV series in the ’60s, will join the crew of Blue Origin’s next spa…
After originating the role of Kirk in 1966, Shatner reprised his turn as the captain of the starship USS Enterprise in seven “Star Trek” movies, one of which he directed. Shatner currently is host and executive producer of “The UnXplained” on the History Channel. From the producers of “Ancient Aliens” and “The Curse of Oak Island,” the hour-long, nonfiction series explores “the world’s most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries.
Blue Origin’s live launch coverage of the Oct. 12 flight with Shatner will begin on blueorigin.com at T-90 minutes. Liftoff is currently set for 8:30 am CT from Launch Site One in West Texas. Also on board NS-18 will be thousands of postcards from Blue Origin’s foundation, Club for the Future, whose mission is “to inspire future generations to pursue careers in STEM and to help invent the future of life in space.
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