star trek icon william shatner became the oldest person ever to travel to space. shatner and three other passengers were propelled from the desert of west texas to the edge of outer space aboard a new shepherd spacecraft developed by jeff bezos rocket company, blue origin. it s the same spacecraft that took bezos to space this summer. bezos, a lifelong star trek fan, flew shatner as a guest along with blue origin executive audrey powers, and two paying customers. the out of this world adventure lasting just ten minutes from takeoff to landing. leaving all four passengers, including shatner, mesmerized by the view. weightlessness. oh, jesus. no description. this is nuts. this is earth. shatner and his crew mates