( cheers and applause ). reporter: a gift from amazon and blue origin founder jeff bezos. it was so moving to me. this experience is something unbelievable. reporter: 55 years ago, shatner s captain kirke led a starship of galactic hop scotchers. today, he became kirke, and at 90, overcome by the moment. everybody in the world needs to see it. oh, my god! it s unbelievable. unbelievable. i mean, you know, the little things, the weightlessness, but to see the blue color whip by. and now you re staring into blackness. what you have given me is the most profound experience i can imagine. i m so filled with emotion about what just happened.