William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in Star Trek for four decades, is set to become the oldest person ever to venture into space at the age of 90. 'I shall be entranced by the view of space,' Shatner said. I want to look at that orb and appreciate its beauty and its tenacity is sustaining this life of ours,' Shatner said in a video released by Blue Origin ahead of the launch.

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