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Captain Kirk Has Happy Landing

golding76 — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:42:19 GMT

Captain Kirk (William Shatner) has safely landed back on Earth after going into sub-orbital space on Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin.

At 90, he now has bragging rights for being the oldest person that high up.

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chickenbutt — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:48:18 GMT

Aw, that's great! I'm not a Star Trek fan, but I've really grown to adore him and George Takei.

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Pearlee — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:51:52 GMT

Shatner has been very Enterprising for all these decades! 🌠

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beckyb1012 — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:56:10 GMT

I was thinking yesterday that my dear Mom would have loved to see this take place. Star Trek was her absolute favorite television program. I am so happy William was able to do this.

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golding76 — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:58:05 GMT

Good one, Pearlee.

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SloopJohnB — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:00:37 GMT

I'm glad he had a happy ending, especially at 90. 👩‍🚀

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Mistreatedbycs — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:08:10 GMT

@SloopJohnB

I think you said that intentionally, great play on words with a double meaning.

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DSD2 — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:11:47 GMT

What a wonderful shotl! Thank you so much...

I was in the 8th grade when Star Trek aired. I never missed an episode. My fascination with William Shatner has been as enduring as he is.

His speech upon arrival was eloquent and heart felt. For so many of my generation that grew up watching him, the space experience seemed somehow very relatable. I look forward to seeing his written word, which surely will follow.

However you feel about Bezos, it was a stroke of genius to include him in the mission.

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LindaSal — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:13:01 GMT

Happy it went well. I have to say I was a little worried about him going through this at his age. Glad he was able to experience it, who doesn't love Captain Kirk??!!

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FiddleDeeDee — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:13:19 GMT

Thrilled for him!!!

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catter70 — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:26:06 GMT

It just fascinates me how that booster plops right back down where it takes off . I wonder how bumpy that landing is in the desert? Congrats to Mr. Shatner.

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SloopJohnB — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:18:11 GMT

@Mistreatedbycs wrote:
@SloopJohnB

I think you said that intentionally, great play on words with a double meaning.

@Mistreatedbycs To tell you the truth, I saw that word in lieu of landing at first glance when I read the title quickly. 😉

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Laura14 — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:23:53 GMT

I want to be him when I grow up. We should all be so blessed with his vitality and spirit.

Glad all went well. Who knew all my Amazon purchases would make something this special happen.

I want Sir Patrick Stewart and Kate Mulgrew up next if they're willing!

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ROMARY — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 18:01:30 GMT

Excellent actor in all roles.

Just lately watched him on a Columbo episode. The one with his adopted daughter character, etc.

Beautiful young actress at that time. Don't know her name.

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on the bay — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 18:42:24 GMT

I love William Shatner too ever since I saw that first thru the last Star Trek episode! The trouble with Tribbles and all!

He is very brave but you should see everything he did in Better Late Than Never with him, Henry Winkler, George Foreman and Terry Bradshaw-a delightful short series that came out in 2016.

If you love Shatner you will love this series. It streams now for free on NBC.

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Sammycat1 — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:00:11 GMT

I've met him several times and seen him speak at lectures, etc. A true Renaissance man.

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chickenbutt — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:00:59 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
I love William Shatner too ever since I saw that first thru the last Star Trek episode! The trouble with Tribbles and all!
He is very brave but you should see everything he did in Better Late Than Never with him, Henry Winkler, George Foreman and Terry Bradshaw-a delightful short series that came out in 2016.
If you love Shatner you will love this series. It streams now for free on NBC.

I LOVE that show! I have a feeling it won't be back, but I hope I'm wrong.

IIRC, there have been two seasons and I enjoyed watching every single episode so much. It's just good fun!

I've always been so thrilled about Henry Winkler, too. He's just the sweetest guy and he did such an awesome job of playing The Fonz, who was TOTALLY different from him IRL.

George Foreman also seems like a sweet guy. Terry is a bit of a dufus, but sweet on the bottom line. Sometimes I would cringe at some of the stuff he would say/do in different scenarios, in other countries.

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Pearlee — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:50:31 GMT

@on the bay wrote:

If you love Shatner you will love this series. It streams now for free on NBC.

@on the bay Oh then it might be on my Peacock app for free. I love that app!

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ECBG — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:52:42 GMT

I watched Star Trek for years and saw all of the movies.

Loved it. Thanks, OP.