{"id":875182,"date":"2021-10-13T12:44:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=875182"},"modified":"2021-10-13T12:44:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:44:25","slug":"we-are-just-getting-started-blue-origin-celebrates-william-shatners-return-from-to-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-are-just-getting-started-blue-origin-celebrates-william-shatners-return-from-to-space\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Are Just Getting Started\u2019: Blue Origin Celebrates William Shatner\u2019s Return From To Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-are-just-getting-started-blue-origin-celebrates-william-shatners-return-from-to-space%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=875182&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>William Shatner \u2014 the star of the original Star Trek TV series as Captain Kirk \u2014 became the oldest person in history to have traveled to space after his journey on Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin successfully reached the edge of space on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody in the world needs to do this,\u201d the Canadian actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-58885555\">told<\/a> Bezos after the Blue Origin craft safely returned to Earth. \u201cIt was unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just \u2014 there is Mother Earth, life and comfort down there and up there,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/10\/13\/blue-origin-blasts-star-trek-actor-william-shatner-to-space\/\">said<\/a> gesturing upward, \u201cis it just death? I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat you see is black and what you see down there is light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat you have given me is the most profound experience,\u201d Shatner added, through tears. \u201cI\u2019m so filled with emotion about what just happened. I hope I never recover from this. I hope I can retain what I feel now. I don\u2019t want to lose it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Blue Origin announced on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/news\/new-shepard-ns-18-mission-updates\">website<\/a>, they \u201csuccessfully completed its second human spaceflight on board New Shepard on Wednesday, October 13, 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe flight included four astronauts, Dr. Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries, Audrey Powers, and William Shatner, as well as thousands of postcards from Blue Origin\u2019s foundation, Club for the Future,\u201d the release continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Blue Origin, we are motivated by the dreamers that inspire us and the builders who turn those dreams into reality. Today\u2019s crew represented both dreamers and builders. We had the honor of flying our very own Audrey Powers, Vice President of New Shepard Operations, who fulfilled a lifelong dream to go to space and has been an integral part of building New Shepard. Our two customers, Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries, have built their own successful ventures and have now realized their own dreams of space travel. And, as everyone knows, William Shatner has played an important role in describing and imagining the wonders of [the] universe and inspired many of us to pursue a career in the space industry,\u201d said Bob Smith, CEO Blue Origin. \u201cThis flight was another step forward in flying astronauts safely and often. It\u2019s an incredible team and we are just getting started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/william-shatner-90-famous-for-playing-captain-kirk-blasts-into-the-final-frontier\">Daily Wire<\/a> reported earlier, \u201cThe rocket launched at 9:49 a.m. CST, reaching more than 50,000 feet in just one minute. The craft hit a top speed of more than 2,200 mph.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe capsule and booster separated a few minutes later and the craft eventually reached a top altitude<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Shatner \u2014 the star of the original Star Trek TV series as Captain Kirk \u2014 became the oldest person in history to have traveled to space after his journey on Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin successfully reached the edge of space on Wednesday morning.\u201cEverybody in the world needs to do this,\u201d the Canadian actor told Bezos after the Blue Origin craft safely returned to Earth. \u201cIt was unbelievable.\u201d\u201cIt\u2019s just \u2014 there is Mother Earth, life and comfort down there and up there,\u201d he said gesturing upward, \u201cis it just death? I don\u2019t know.\u201d\u201cWhat you see is black and what you see down there is light.\u201d\u201cWhat you have given me is the most profound experience,\u201d Shatner added, through tears. \u201cI\u2019m so filled with emotion about what just happened. I hope I never recover from this. I hope I can retain what I feel now. I don\u2019t want to lose it.\u201dAs Blue Origin announced on their website, they \u201csuccessfully completed its second human spaceflight on board New Shepard on Wednesday, October 13, 2021.\u201d\u201cThe flight included four astronauts, Dr. Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries, Audrey Powers, and William Shatner, as well as thousands of postcards from Blue Origin\u2019s foundation, Club for the Future,\u201d the release continued.\u201cAt Blue Origin, we are motivated by the dreamers that inspire us and the builders who turn those dreams into reality. Today\u2019s crew represented both dreamers and builders. We had the honor of flying our very own Audrey Powers, Vice President of New Shepard Operations, who fulfilled a lifelong dream to go to space and has been an integral part of building New Shepard. Our two customers, Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries, have built their own successful ventures and have now realized their own dreams of space travel. And, as everyone knows, William Shatner has played an important role in describing and imagining the wonders of [the] universe and inspired many of us to pursue a career in the space industry,\u201d said Bob Smith, CEO Blue Origin. \u201cThis flight was another step forward in flying astronauts safely and often. It\u2019s an incredible team and we are just getting started.\u201dAs the Daily Wire reported earlier, \u201cThe rocket launched at 9:49 a.m. CST, reaching more than 50,000 feet in just one minute. The craft hit a top speed of more than 2,200 mph.\u201d\u201cThe capsule and booster separated a few minutes later and the craft eventually reached a top altitude of 351,185, a little more than 66.5 miles off the surface of the Earth. On descent, the craft created a loud sonic boom,\u201d the Daily Wire continued. \u201cThree small parachutes then popped out, pulling along three main red, white, and blue chutes.\u201dIn a press release, Blue Origin explained that Shatner was included in the latest crew.\u201cWilliam Shatner\u2019s career as an actor, director, producer, writer, recording artist, and horseman has spanned 60 years,\u201d the company said. \u201cHe originated the role of \u2018Captain James T. Kirk\u2019 in 1966 for the television series Star Trek. The series spawned a feature film franchise where Shatner returned as Captain Kirk in seven of the Star Trek movies, one of which he directed. He has long wanted to travel to space and will become the oldest person to have flown to space.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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