An emotional William Shatner shares his thoughts about his journey into space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard with Jeff Bezos on Oct. 13, 2021.

Blue Origin successfully completed its second human spaceflight on board New Shepard on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, with Capt. James T. Kirk, aka William Shatner, on board.

Shatner now takes the record for the oldest human in space, at age 90.

The flight included Shatner and three others – Dr. Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries, and Audrey Powers, as well as thousands of postcards from Blue Origin’s foundation, Club for the Future.

The crew of New Shepard Mission NS-18. Pictured from left to right: Dr. Chris Boshuizen, William Shatner, Audrey Powers, and Glen de Vries.

Now official astronauts, the crew was welcomed back from space with a celebration in the West Texas desert with family, friends, and the Blue Origin team.

“At Blue Origin, we are motivated by the dreamers that inspire us and the builders who turn those dreams into reality. Today’s 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 universe and inspired many of us to pursue a career in the space industry,” said Bob Smith, CEO Blue Origin. “This flight was another step forward in flying astronauts safely and often. It’s an incredible team and we are just getting started.”

Blue Origin is planning one more crewed flight this year, with several more crewed flights planned for 2022. If you are interested in flying on New Shepard, please visit this website.

You can also watch a full replay of the historic flight below:

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