Pump The Brakes Captain Kirk… Blue Origin Delays Texas Blast Off Of History Making Space Flight

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

October 11, 2021

Star Trek’s Captain Kirk will be on the ground in Texas for a little longer before setting out on his first voyage to explore space.

Blue Origin is delaying William Shatner’s trip because of high winds. The launch was originally scheduled for October 12 from the spaceport in Van Horn, Texas. The trip is now slated to take place one day later – on October 13 – less than three months after the company’s first crewed launch.

Whenever blast off happens the trip will make the 90-year-old actor the oldest person ever to travel to space.

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