William Shatner says he’s “a little frightened” about Wednesday’s rocket ride that will see him become the oldest person to travel to the edge of space.
William Shatner says he’s “a little frightened” about Wednesday’s rocket ride that will see the 90-year-old Star Trek legend become the oldest person to travel to the edge of space. His Captain Kirk character may have boldly gone places, but Shatner’s admission in a recent interview reveals a few nerves when it comes to this particular mission. “I’m thrilled and anxious and a little nervous and a little frightened about this whole new adventure,” Shatner said prior to blasting off on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. “But I’ve got to think that once it’s done, once I’ve been into space and seen the universe and seen our Earth and the contrast between that hostility and this warmth, and how important it is to keep the Earth alive so that we don’t wreck it, we human beings don’t wreck it, that contrast in all of that is so dramatic to me.
