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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is all set for its second crewed spaceflight that will carry four civilians including 'Star Trek' fame actor William Shatner. He will become the oldest person to enter space.

It's not the Enterprise, but Captain Kirk got a glimpse of space travel with Blue Origin.

William Shatner would soon reach outer space once his Blue Origin spaceflight launched. But is it really safe for him to visit outer space?

*The countdown clock paused for about 30 minutes this morning so that mission personnel could monitor some winds in the area, but things are now back on track f

William Shatner, at the age of 90 years and 205 days, has become the oldest person in space (male), breaking a record that has stood for almost 23 years

Amazing, 90 years old. >> 90 years old, thats extraordinary. i got to experience this near van horn, texas, with you in july during bezoss maiden voyage. help us understand why today is so significant to us. could we look back on this and other early missions and say this is the equivalent of the early barn storming days of commercial aviation. does today get you and me closer to going into space? >> if youve got a quarter million dollars to spend, yes. and probably closer to a half million doll...

That you should be able to explore the heavens, and so he was surprised when his mom saved those momentos from his childhood, and so theyre going to go on board this rocket ride. you know, thats kind of fun. thats kind of special. it really speaks to the cultural impact that star trek had on so many people. ill admit it because jeff bezos and i are about the same age. yeah, i grew up watching star trek. i loved it. i loved captain kirk and spock and the whole team, and nen for me, what a thrill ...

God speed "new shepard," i cant wait to hear your stories. mark. >> youre hearing messages there from the members of the last "new shepard" note. oliver daemen who at 18 was the youngest to go up. he said now the moment is there, it will never be better than your best imagination. and wally funk, who at 82 finally achieved her dream of going into space, no longer the oldest person to achieve that. william shatner, of course, at 90. she said its the most fantastic experience of your life. she was...

Origin will blast off for its second manned flight. it comes just months after it launched bezos himself into space as part of its inaugural crew in july. today, science fiction is actually going to become reality when captain kirk himself, actor william shatner will become the oldest person to fly to space at the age of 90. that tops legendary astronaut wally funk who flew on blue origins first mission at age 82. lets talk about whats about to happen in the next couple of hours. the crew of fou...

Something thats much more acceptable for everybody. im candidly not sure i believe that, to be honest. i think its so expensive. its probably not going to come down to a price, 50 grand, 25 grand, i dont know that thats going to happen. i think the reason were here is because its captain kirk and thats it. >> this has also been -- this mission has been a dream of bezoss since he was a kid. this morning he actually posted pictures of star trek tri-quarters and communicators that he made out of pa...