Actor William Shatner is headed for the final frontier, for real.
The Star Trek actor is expected to officially announce on Monday he’s going up on a Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket in October, according to TMZ.
William Shatner to go to space in Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket ship https://t.co/21afcGPKLy pic.twitter.com/gIhIwLwQzs
— New York Post (@nypost) September 24, 2021
The trip would make the 90-year old the oldest person to head out into space.
William Shatner's going to space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket ship. https://t.co/QsHRbGPeg3
— TMZ (@TMZ) September 24, 2021
The Canada native’s 15-minute flight will occur sometime in October.
The outlet also reported that the mission will be filmed for an upcoming documentary featuring the actor who played Capt. James T. Kirk on the iconic series.
There is still no word on who else will accompany Shatner.