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William Shatner: Star Trek actor, 90, becomes oldest man in space onboard Blue Origin rocket

William Shatner has become the oldest person to leave Earth’s atmosphere during an historic 10 minute trip into space.

The 90-year-old, who played Captain James T Kirk in the Star Trek films and TV series, took off from the Texas desert at around 9.30am local time. Millions watched on live feeds and television news around the world as Mr Shatner headed to become an astronaut, alongside three others, on billionaire Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin ship.

Dressed in their striking blue flight suits, the crew rang a silver bell before being strapped into the capsule, with Mr Bezos closing the door behind them.

Blue Origin's rocket New Shepard blasts off carrying Star Trek actor William Shatner, 90, on billionaire Jeff Bezos's company's second suborbital tourism flight as part of a four-person crew near Van Horn, Texas, U.S., October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake

They were not required to wear helmets, with Blue Origin saying it wanted its passengers to have an unencumbered view of space.They lifted off in the fully automated, 60ft tall New Shepard rocket from Van Horn, west Texas, slightly later than planned in order to give experts more time to monitor winds in the area.

As he landed back on planet Earth, he told Mr Bezos: “Everybody in the world needs to do this. Everybody in the world needs to see,” he declared. “It was unbelievable. Unbelievable.”The actor experienced a short period of weightlessness during the climb to the ship’s maximum altitude just above 100km (60 miles).

From the inside of his capsule’s windows, he was able to see the curvature of the Earth for fleeting moments in space. Mr Shatner said he was shocked by the difference in the blue sky of Earth and the vast blackness of space, adding: “It was so moving to me.”

He appeared stunned in his conversation with Bezos, admitting he was taken aback by how quickly he reached space. In a way it’s indescribable,” he said.