William Shatner’s Blue Origin space flight delayed

Captain Kirk will have to wait a little longer to go where no older man has gone before.

Blue Origin delayed William Shatner’s trip to space this week on Sunday due to high winds.

Shatner, 90, who played the iconic captain in the cult 1960s TV sci-fi classic “Star Trek,” will become the oldest person to travel to space when he takes off on Wednesday, one day later. than originally planned.

“Due to the winds forecast for Tuesday, October 12, the Blue Origin mission operations team has made the decision to delay the launch of NS-18 and is now targeting Wednesday, October 13,” Blue Origin said in a statement. .

Shatner is part of a crew of four aboard the rocket, Blue Origin’s second human launch since its successful flight in July.

“So now I can say something” a post on Shatner’s Twitter account said last week. “Yes that’s right. I’m going to be a ‘rocket man’.

In an exchange on Twitter, actor Jason Alexander, who played George Constanza in the hit comedy series “Seinfeld,” posted a cry to Shatner.

“@William Shatner going to space?” Alexandre tweeted. “My man! I guess that means I have to become a marine biologist.

“It’s never too late to discover new things my friend,” Shatner responded. “I hope you are well.”

Shatner’s flight will last 10 minutes and reach approximately 66 miles in space, with approximately four minutes of weightlessness expected.

The company will also make him the first “Star Trek” actor to go to space.

Shatner starred in the original “Star Trek” series from 1966 to 1969, the series eventually becoming so popular that it spawned a blockbuster movie series and several hit TV spinoffs.

With post wires