To Boldly Go...

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

Blue Origin confirmed that William Shatner would be blasting off from Texas on 12 October.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58792761

[Exiled Townie]

Sorry to go off on a tangent but just saw that the town of Riverside, Iowa, the place where Captain Kirk was born in Star Trek now has this sign up at the town limits -

 

 

 

[Futtocks]

Is the universe ready for the real thing, rather than James Tiberius Kirk?

[graveyard johnny]

william shatner is one of the last true living legend celebrities - still cool as f--k - still parody and full of fun even at 90 - brilliant

[Futtocks]

4 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

william shatner is one of the last true living legend celebrities - still cool as f--k - still parody and full of fun even at 90 - brilliant

His appearance as chair of HIGNFY is memorable, especially if you're from Ilfracombe: https://dai.ly/x6s7sn0

[DavidM]

Great stuff , he’s still got a twinkle in the eye and full of fun and doesnt take himself to seriously . And i like The Unxplained , Weird or What and shows like that where he’s sometimes subtly taking the youknowwhat while also having a great time hamming it up

[The Hallucinating Goose]

I bet he'll have some klingons when that rocket blasts off! 

[moorside roughyed]

I think it's great ,Capt Kirk actually in space for real. Fantastic.

[CrushersForever]

I think he'll be genuinely disappointed if they don't come across any voluptuous, green-skinned aliens for him to seduce.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

34 minutes ago, CrushersForever said:

I think he'll be genuinely disappointed if they don't come across any voluptuous, green-skinned aliens for him to seduce.

He just needs to come down Hull city centre on a Saturday night if he wants that kind of action! 

[Man of Kent]

Thought Jeff Bezos was going to save humanity by colonising space. Isn't Captain Kirk going on his dildo rocket just a Star Trek nerd fantasy?!    

[DavidM]

Scotty will be doing final inspections as we speak 

[Shadow]

I think a petition is needed to ask him to wear his Starfleet uniform when he goes. 

[Spidey]

Forgetting all the billions being spent by rich blokes feeding their egos. This did make me smile - Captain Kirk actually going to space, kitted him out appropriately 

 

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

One day later than planned.

Boarding 1:05:00, take 1:50:00. touchdown 2:01:00

 

[DavidM]

Does that headline carry on with … himself when they took off

[Exiled Townie]

I wonder who thought of dressing the other three crew members in red shirts ...?

[tim2]

3 hours ago, Exiled Townie said:

I wonder who thought of dressing the other three crew members in red shirts ...?

Whoever it was doesn't know.... and Shatner wasn't going to mention it!

[graveyard johnny]

its so great to see that while the rest of us are lectured to death about global warming and made to feel shameful for owning a car and god forbid going on a foreign holiday! that the billionaires can still just burn up the planet with their silly little playthings- did ws even go in to space? i hope so but in reality  somehow doubt it

[Exiled Townie]

Seeing all sorts of references/stories about William Shatner this week, this might appeal to those of a certain age - 

The episode that many viewers remember about the Twilight Zone is “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” directed by the late Richard Donner and broadcast in 1963.  Starring a pre-Kirk William Shatner, the plane-bound story was about a passenger that kept looking out of a certain window and seeing a gremlin ripping an in flight planes engine to pieces.  And because of this, Shatner’s character made an impact on the real world of air travel!

Seats on flights overlooking the wing were later marked with small black triangles to indicate they have the best view of the wings. Should a crew member wish to see what’s going on — from a fault to a bird strike — they can slide into this special position and make a judgment. And what do airlines call this position?

What else — “The William Shatner Seat”!

[Padge]

On 14/10/2021 at 17:15, graveyard johnny said:

its so great to see that while the rest of us are lectured to death about global warming and made to feel shameful for owning a car and god forbid going on a foreign holiday! that the billionaires can still just burn up the planet with their silly little playthings- did ws even go in to space? i hope so but in reality  somehow doubt it

If billionaires want to visit strange new worlds they could visit a tax office. 

[GUBRATS]

11 hours ago, Exiled Townie said:

Seeing all sorts of references/stories about William Shatner this week, this might appeal to those of a certain age - 

The episode that many viewers remember about the Twilight Zone is “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” directed by the late Richard Donner and broadcast in 1963.  Starring a pre-Kirk William Shatner, the plane-bound story was about a passenger that kept looking out of a certain window and seeing a gremlin ripping an in flight planes engine to pieces.  And because of this, Shatner’s character made an impact on the real world of air travel!

Seats on flights overlooking the wing were later marked with small black triangles to indicate they have the best view of the wings. Should a crew member wish to see what’s going on — from a fault to a bird strike — they can slide into this special position and make a judgment. And what do airlines call this position?

What else — “The William Shatner Seat”!

The ' thing on the wing ' episode