I would love to see that.
Captain Kirk heading to space.. for real!
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Why? He's already been to, and walked on the Moon. he's well aware of how space travel affects people BOTH mentally and physically and has spoken about and written books on his space experiences.
I agree. Going on the Blue Origin ride would be a step down for Buzz Aldrin. He's been to the moon, and not as a passenger.
for a few reasons. one, he's stated many times his desire to return to space. He was a test pilot and has never lost interest in space flight, or privatized spaceflight. He invented the Mars Cycler orbit and it might well lead to an interplanetary economy one day. Plus he toured the Blue Origin facility a few years ago. I don't know if he's interested in a suborbital hop or not, but it would not surprise me if he was. Plus he'd break Glenn's record for longest time between space flights and those guys loved breaking each other's records.
The only downside is he would break Shatner age record. I want Shatner to keep it for a while.
Because he likes space. It's not complicated.
At his age I would say anything that requires a lot of physical activity is probably somewhat complicated.
Probably so, but also probably worth it if you like something enough.
Good point. Remember there was no gantry elevator. Shatner had to climb seven full flights of stairs (60 feet up) to get to the capsule. And he aced it. But I know younger elderly who could not. Aldrin did Dancing with the Stars, but that was 11 years ago. So it's a valid question at this point.
How eerily foreshadowing and apropos'
