Published 3 years ago

Winds delay Blue Origin's space launch with Shatner

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William Shatner's trip aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Rocket is being delayed. The 90-year-old actor will become the oldest person to go to space. He'll join three others — two of them paying customers — aboard a Blue Origin capsule. The flight will last just 10 minutes and reach no higher than about 66 miles (106 kilometers)

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Yahoo News

Winds delay Blue Origin's space launch with Shatner

"Due to forecasted winds on Tuesday, October 12, Blue Origin's mission operations team has made the decision to delay the launch of NS-18 and is now targeting Wednesday, October 13," the company said in a statement. Best known as Captain Kirk in the original "Star Trek" television series, Shatner will be part of a four-person crew aboard the suborbital NS-18 mission.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

William Shatner’s Blue Origin launch into space delayed due to weather

Shatner, best known for playing Captain Kirk in Star Trek, will be part of a four-person crew aboard the suborbital NS-18 mission

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Winds delay Blue Origin's space launch with Shatner

- Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin said on Sunday it had pushed this week's launch target of its New Shepard vehicle to Wednesday, delaying "Star Trek" actor William Shatner's sojourn to the edge of space by a day. "Due to forecasted winds on Tuesday, October 12, Blue Origin's mission operations team has made the decision to delay the launch of NS-18 and is now targeting Wednesday,

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Delays Star Trek Actor William Shatner's Space Flight

Blue Origin announced Sunday it was delaying an upcoming flight set to carry actor William Shatner to space due to anticipated winds.

3 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Washington Times

William Shatner’s real-life star trek delayed

Projected high winds, not the rapidly multiplying “Tribbles” of a famous “Star Trek” episode, will delay 90-year-old actor William Shatner’s first real-life space flight by a day, a Sunday announcement from the firm revealed.The trip would make the legendary actor the oldest person to have flown to space, Blue ...

3 years ago·United States

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KVIA

Captain Kirk's Blue Origin flight to space from Van Horn is delayed

VAN HORN, Texas -- Actor William Shatner's first-ever flight into the final frontier will have to wait. The "Star Trek" star's anticipated trip aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Rocket is being delayed. In a statement on its website, Blue Origin said the vehicle and astronauts are ready to go. It's the weather that's causing an issue

3 years ago·Panama City, United States

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