Captain Kirk going into space. For real

Hollywood actor William Shatner will become the oldest person to go to space when he takes a ride in the Blue Origin sub-orbital capsule.

The 90-year-old, who played Captain James T Kirk in the Star Trek films and TV series, says he is looking forward to seeing Earth from a new perspective.

He will blast off from the Texas desert with three other individuals.

His trip aboard the rocket system, developed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, should last about 10 minutes.

Mr Shatner will get to experience a short period of weightlessness as he climbs to a maximum altitude just above 100km (60 miles). He will also be able to see the curvature of the Earth through the capsule's big windows.

"There is this mystique of being in space and that much closer to the stars and being weightless," the Canadian star said.

"I shall be entranced by the view of space. I want to look at that orb and appreciate its beauty and its tenacity."

Blue Origin is targeting a launch for 09:00 local time (15:00 BST).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuI7...channel=KHOU11

To: "To Boldly Go Where No Kirk Gone Before!"

“Beam me up Scotty”

Warp speed please Jeff old chap, this rocket of yours is not as quick as Starship Enterprise , now where is that lovely Uhura going to sit

As soon as they get into space he should start singing "There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow..."

Fair play
90 years of age and is willing to be blasted into space 🚀

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3k_CgzdR2s

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Originally Posted by Sunnysideup

Fair play
90 years of age and is willing to be blasted into space 🚀

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Looks good for his age, might as well go now rather than younger incase something goes wrong. If you die now at 90 not missing too much.

He's been up and down in 10 minutes, bloody Viagra don't work in space .

Just watched it go up, its like a giant Penis thats on fire ?

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Originally Posted by life on mars

Just watched it go up, its like a giant Penis thats on fire ?

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Apt for Captain Kirk as he was prone to shagging anything that moved on Star Trek.

Part of me hopes Shatner lives up to the character of Kirk and tries it on with the woman he's being shot into space with?

Fair play he looks terrific for 90

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4SK0cUNMnMM

My fave star trek scene involving kirk.

Did Shatner take his bassoon with him?