Why Tom Hanks Turned Down a Trip to Space With Jeff Bezos

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Tom Hanks turned down his chance to go to space. The 65-year-old actor appeared on Wednesday's episode of , and revealed that, before Jeff Bezos invited William Shatner to travel to space, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder presented him with the opportunity.«Provided I pay,» Hanks said of the catch to his potential space travel. «It costs like 28 million bucks or something like that.

I'm doing good, Jimmy. I'm doing good, but I ain't paying 28 [million] bucks.»The actor went on to insist that he, Kimmel and the studio audience «could simulate the experience of going to space right now.»«Twelve-minute flight.

OK. We can all do it in our seats right here. Just lean back like this and [shake and groan],» he instructed. «You do that for four.