this case bezos, right? captain kirk, headed back to space. on tuesday, star trek star william shatner, a 90-year-old man is part of the blue orbit liftoff into space. kristin fisher has a preview. the command. reporter: he led the uss enterprise on an intergalactic odyssey. now he will get to go on his own odyssey. things i only played as an actor, i m going to see first hand. reporter: star trek iconic james kirk will get to go to space for real. i m thrilled. anxious, a little nervous. and a little frightened about this whole new adventure. reporter: blue origin announced on monday that actor william shatner will be on the
next flight alongside audrey powers blue origin s vice president of mission and flight operations. two one. reporter: shatner, powers and two others will liftoff next tuesday, less than three months after the company s first crew launch. the crew will enjoy about four minutes of weightlessness, during an 11-minute trip to space, similar to what jeff bezos and two others did in the summer. on tuesday morning, i go to the edge of space and loosen the restraints around me. and be weightless. and looking into the vastness of the universe. reporter: shatner who played captain kirk on the hit television series star trek and went on to star in seven star trek films joked about this opportunity years ago. if you were given the opportunity to go into space, would you? if i got a guarantee that i d