Actor William Shatner counted down Wednesday to his wildest role yet: riding a rocket into space, courtesy of “Star Trek” fan Jeff Bezos.
Best known for his role as Captain Kirk, the 90-year-old Shatner joined three other passengers for the planned launch from West Texas.
The launch is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. ET, and will be livestreamed starting at 9:15 a.m. ET. View link » Bezos’s space travel company, Blue Origin, invited Shatner on the brief jaunt to the fringes of the final frontier, which will make him the oldest person in space. Read more: William Shatner to travel to space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket It will be Blue Origin’s second passenger flight, using the same capsule and rocket that Bezos used for his
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