Blue Origin launches Shatner, three others on second crewed New Shepard flight
Posted: Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 6:02 PM ET (2202 GMT)
Blue Origin launched four people, including Star Trek actor William Shatner, on a suborbital flight Wednesday. The New Shepard vehicle lifted off from the company's West Texas site at 10:49 am EDT (1449 GMT), reaching a peak altitude of 107 kilometers before landing a little more than 10 minutes after liftoff. This was the second crewed flight of New Shepard, after a July flight that carried company founder Jeff Bezos and three others. Shatner was exuberant after his flight, offering a long description of the experience to Bezos. Also on the flight were entrepreneurs Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries, and Blue Origin vice president Audrey Powers.
Blue Origin launched four people, including Star Trek actor William Shatner, on a suborbital flight Wednesday. The New Shepard vehicle lifted off from the company's West Texas site at 10:49 am EDT (1449 GMT), reaching a peak altitude of 107 kilometers before landing a little more than 10 minutes after liftoff. This was the second crewed flight of New Shepard, after a July flight that carried company founder Jeff Bezos and three others. Shatner was exuberant after his flight, offering a long description of the experience to Bezos. Also on the flight were entrepreneurs Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries, and Blue Origin vice president Audrey Powers.
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