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maryjane
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OCT 04, 11:41 AM
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Science fiction will soon become reality, as William Shatner is scheduled to launch on the next crewed spaceflight of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.
The company plans to fly the Canadian actor, who famously played Capt. Kirk in the original “Star Trek” television series, as one of the passengers on the company’s New Shepard rocket.
The launch is planned for Oct. 12. Blue Origin’s vice president of mission and flight operations, Audrey Powers, is joining the flight, with the crew of four rounded out by previously announced members Planet Labs co-founder Chris Boshuizen and Medidata co-founder Glen de Vries.
Blue Origin will host a live webcast of the mission, called NS-18, with coverage set to begin at 8 a.m. ET on Oct. 12.
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williegoat
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OCT 04, 11:49 AM
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This guy?
(I didn't know he was Canadian)
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RWDPLZ
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OCT 04, 04:39 PM
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BUT will he be in uniform? (and at his age will he survive the trip?)
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MidEngineManiac
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OCT 04, 05:03 PM
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randye
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OCT 04, 09:21 PM
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STAR WARS IS LAUGHING
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82-T/A [At Work]
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OCT 06, 05:24 PM
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He HAS to wear the uniform... he has to. It would be a total travesty and a let-down for all his many fans if he does not.
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williegoat
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OCT 06, 06:06 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
He HAS to wear the uniform... he has to. It would be a total travesty and a let-down for all his many fans if he does not. |
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And one crew member has to wear a red shirt.
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82-T/A [At Work]
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OCT 06, 06:25 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
And one crew member has to wear a red shirt. |
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Hah! Nooo!!!
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OldsFiero
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OCT 06, 06:39 PM
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Ha, my wife's a treky and I watched part of an early episode. The "he's dead Jim" had a gold uniform in that one.
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Steel
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OCT 07, 05:30 AM
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90 is pretty darn ancient, hope he does well.
My son wants to watch all of the Star Trek series (in order and his first time) and will be doing The Original Series over the Holidays. Oddly looking forward to it! Always got a kick out of Shatner's overdramatic acting style.
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