<a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2021/10/12/william-shatner-of-star-trek-to-boldly-go-into-space/" target="_blank"><i>Star Trek</i> actor William Shatner will boldly venture</a><a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2021/10/12/william-shatner-of-star-trek-to-boldly-go-into-space/" target="_blank"> into outer space</a> on Wednesday morning, decades after making his first appearance as Captain James T Kirk. The mission comes three months after US billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos first made the trip to space on a ship built by his Blue Origin company. <b>What: </b>Launch of Blue Origin's <i>New Shepard</i> spacecraft <b>When: </b>Wednesday, October 13, at 9.30am EST / 2.30pm BST / 5.30pm GST <b>Where:</b> Blue Origin's launch site near Van Horn, Texas <b>Stream: </b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/blueoriginchannel" target="_blank"><b>Watch the live stream on YouTube</b></a> Wednesday's flight is expected to last about as long as <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/2021/07/16/when-is-jeff-bezos-going-to-space-with-blue-origin/" target="_blank">Blue Origin's inaugural mission with Mr Bezos</a>, which took a little over 10 minutes. At age 90, Shatner will be the oldest person to ever visit space. Even though he is a seasoned – fictional – space explorer, Shatner is still a bit nervous about the flight. “I'm Captain Kirk and I'm terrified of going to space,” he said while appearing on a Comic-Con panel last week. The three other crew members joining Shatner include: Chris Boshuizen, a former Nasa engineer; Glen de Vries, a clinical research entrepreneur; and Audrey Powers, a Blue Origin vice president and engineer.