East Idaho News 
Marcia Dunn & Rick Taber, Associated Press
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, climbed aboard a rocket ship along with three fellow passengers for a real-life ride into space Wednesday, courtesy of “Star Trek” fan Jeff Bezos.
The four began strapping in for a morning launch from remote West Texas on a trip expected to last just 10 minutes, with the fully automated capsule set to reach an altitude of about 66 miles (106 kilometers) before parachuting back to the desert floor.
Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, invited Shatner on the jaunt to the final frontier, a mission that would make him the oldest person in space.
Bezos himself drove the four to the pad and was with them on the platform high above the ground as they climbed aboard the 60-foot rocket. The capsule, New Shepard, was named for first American in space, Alan Shepard…READ MORE… – East Idaho News
Ya know .. I watched Star Trek as a kid all the series after it .. the movies all of them . Reruns too. And yeah it’s neat that the liberal anti gun Jewish guy had the coins to take a rocket ride .
But … all the hype about Kirk in space … I don’t move me . What ya got is another rich guy with some extra spending money that too a hi tech boat ride . No joy here .