90-year-old actor joins Blue Origin space flight crew

RIA Novosti reports.

Thus, Shatner will become the oldest astronaut in history.

The artist will be accompanied in space by Vice President of the American aerospace corporation Blue Origin for missions and flights Audrey Powers, Australian entrepreneur and former NASA engineer Chris Boshuisen and American businessman Glen de Vries.

The cost of the flight aboard the ship was not disclosed, but it is known that in June the ticket went under the hammer at an auction for $ 28 million.

The launch of New Shepard from the spaceport in Texas is scheduled for 9:00 (16:00 Moscow time) on October 13.

In July, the reusable New Shepard spacecraft, with a crew of four, including billionaire Jeff Bezos, made a successful landing in Texas.