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New Shepard flies William Shatner, at 90 then the oldest person to reach space, on NS-18
Blue Origin's New Shepard carried William Shatner, then 90, Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries, and Audrey Powers to about 66 miles up on October 13, 2021 on a 10-minute suborbital flight. Shatner became the oldest person to reach space, beating Wally Funk's record by eight years.
- NS-18 flight 13 October 2021; Shatner age 90, became oldest person to reach space; suborbital flight, ~66 miles altitude, 10 minutes duration.
- Crew: Shatner (actor), Chris Boshuizen (founder, Planet Labs), Glen de Vries (investor), Audrey Powers (Blue Origin VP Mission & Flight Ops).
- Shatner set new age record for space travel; previous record held by Wally Funk (age 82, July 2021); cultural milestone for commercial spaceflight.