William Shatner is set to travel to space with Blue Origin

Canadian actor William Shatner Should according to one TMZ . Report to travel to space aboard the Blue Origin New Shepard capsule in October. The celebrity news portal relies on anonymous people who are said to be familiar with the plan. Shatner who through his role as Captain James T. Kirk She achieved worldwide fame on “Star Trek” and is set to break a record with this trip.

at 90 in orbit

As if the fact that a space-traveling person in a sci-fi series leaves Earth in their lifetime wasn’t surprising enough, Shatner is on the cusp of becoming the oldest person to do so. In March, the actor celebrated 90th birthday. Aviation pioneer Wally Funk holds the record 82 years where New Shepard’s first flight in July.

documentaries

According to TMZ, Shatner will be accompanied by a camera crew on his trip to Recordings for documentation to make. The original idea was for Discovery to produce this documentary. However, the project did not materialize, which is why negotiations are now underway with another media company.

Realistic free ticket

It is unclear whether Shatner or a production company will pay for the trip. But the odds that Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos will pay the costs aren’t bad. Photos of William Shatner in space can be one High advertising impact reach. During the first flight of the space capsule, which Jeff Bezos himself was on board, there was still a free seat 28 million dollars by public auction.