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Has gone before. 90-year-old william shatner is headed for space for real in a few hours. details from the blue origin launch site in texas. >> reporter: i don't think the original captain kirk had to deal with weather delays when he was commanding the star ship enterprise on star trek. the actor william shatner has had to deal with two wind delays at launch site one in texas. shatner said the delays have extended his feelings about this flight, which rocked from total excitement to sheer terror. and at 90 years old, he will become the oldest person to ever fly in space. he'll be joined by aud...

Actually to adapt to weightlessness. there is a significant difference between the profiles you're seeing here in terms of that launch. between the vomit comet and when you get on orbit. so i think it's really important to sort of work those out and so the physiology, the physiological aspect of people may not have to be as robust. i will never get over the vomit comet. all of these are small steps towards a return to the moon. who will get there first? the u.s. or china? >> it's hard to say, because, of course, there is a program going on in both countries and hopefully we will get to the moo...

He's going to be a little worried. at some point you've got to go, okay, this is about to happen. i'm along for the ride and i'm going to put a bunch of nose marks on the window. bill is thinking how am i going to get out of my seat on time and make the most and maybe do a couple flips in weightlessness. he's probably got all those little gremlins of thoughts running around his 90-year-old mind right now. >> it's a great point about the technology, the super technology of space. this is a controlled -- a sustained controlled explosion over many minutes to get the rocket up there. you mentioned...

It makes this so much more fun. i know that's the whole point of why he's going, kristin. >> reporter: it really is. he is blue origin's special guest. i don't think captain kirk ever had to deal with weather delays when he was commanding the star ship enterprise on "star trek". but they had to deal with two wind delays at launch site 1. but this morning all systems a go. this is going to be a quick sub orbital trip, up and down, 10 minutes total. about four minutes of weightlessness. then they will be landing -- the capsule will land in the desert right behind me just about 10 minutes after. ...

Desert after having gone up over the carmen line and back. >> hello everyone. i'm kate bolduan. we're beginning with breaking news. just a beautiful sight to see. star trek actor william shatner making history as the oldest person ever to go to space. just over ten minutes ago as we all watched it play out, the 90-year-old and three crew mates blasted off aboard blue origin's "new shepard" rocket which took billionaire jeff bezos into space just in july. the rocket soared up to about three times the speed of sound, reached an altitude of more than 60 miles high, achieving a few beautiful yet b...