Glen De-Vries: Last News

William Shatner In this exclusive excerpt from William Shatner’s new book, “Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder,” the “Star Trek” actor reflects on his voyage into space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space shuttle on Oct. 13, 2021. Then 90 years old, Shatner became the oldest living person to travel into space, but as the actor and author details below, he was surprised by his own reaction to the experience. So, I went to space. Our group, consisting of me, tech mogul Glen de Vries, Blue Origin Vice President and former NASA International Space Station flight controller Audrey Powers, and former NASA engineer Dr. Chris Boshuizen, had done various simulations and training courses to prepare, but you can only prepare so much for a trip out of Earth’s atmosphere! As if sensing that feeling in our group, the ground crew kept reassuring us along the way. “Everything’s going to be fine. Don’t worry about anything. It’s all okay.” Sure, easy for them to say, I thought. They get to stay here on the ground.

William Shatner‘s trip to space on Blue Origin will be documented in the new Amazon special Shatner in Space, premiering on Dec. 15 in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Other territories will be added in early 2022.

Glen de Vries was a businessman who recently went to space alongside William Shatner on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin NS-18 mission.Trained as a molecular biologist, de Vries co-founded Medidata Solutions in 1999, a technology company whose software is used in clinical trials. The company was sold to Dassault Systémes in 2019 for $5.8 billion.

Glen de Vries, the 49-year-old entrepreneur who flew to space with actor William Shatner last month aboard a flight launched by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, died Thursday in a small-plane crash in New Jersey.

space with William Shatner has tragically died in a plane crash.Glen de Vries, 49, was aboard the same Blue Origin flight on October 13, as the legendary Star Trek actor who became the oldest man in space.Businessman and pilot Glen and Thomas P.

William Shatner described being particularly struck by how different the real experience of going into space was from the simulations he ran with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.  The 90-year-old actor joined Blue Origin Vice President of New Shepard Mission and Flight Operations Audrey Powers as well as Dr.

William Shatner got emotional and introspective in a way only the Captain Kirk actor could upon his successful return back to Earth after venturing into space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket.  The 90-year-old actor joined Blue Origin Vice President of New Shepard Mission and Flight Operations Audrey Powers as well as Dr. Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries as they blasted off on the aerospace company’s latest suborbital spaceflight on Wednesday.The successful mission makes Shatner the oldest person to travel to space.  The group flew to an estimated 66 miles (106 kilometers) over the West Texas desert in the fully automated capsule before safely parachuting home.

William Shatner is making history!

Jordan Moreau William Shatner has reached the final frontier.At 90 years old, the “Star Trek” actor entered space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space shuttle on Wednesday morning, becoming the oldest person in history to boldly go where no man has gone before.Also on board the second Blue Origin flight were Chris Boshuizen, a former NASA engineer and co-founder of Planet Labs; Glen de Vries, the co-founder of Medidata; and Audrey Power, Blue Origin’s vice president of mission and flight operations. The shuttle lifted off from Launch Site One in Texas, taking its passengers 62 miles above Earth’s surface and past the Kármán line, the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space.

William Shatner is planning to fly to space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-18 ship this Wednesday (October 13).

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Crew, it has been confirmed.The Star Trek actor, 90, will boldly go where (not many) other men have gone before on October 12.A statement released today confirmed: ‘Today, Blue Origin announced actor William Shatner and Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s Vice President of Mission & Flight Operations, will fly on board New Shepard NS-18. ‘They will join crewmates Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries for the flight which lifts off from Launch Site One on October 12.’The beloved actor also shared his excitement about the upcoming space flight as he stated: ‘I’ve heard about space for a long time now.

William Shatner is heading to space!