William Shatner ready for 'life-changing' space flight at 90 – video

William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in Star Trek, is to become the oldest person to venture into space.

'I shall be entranced by the view of space. I want to look at that orb and appreciate its beauty ... its tenacity is sustaining this life of ours,' Shatner, 90, said in a video released by the aerospace company Blue Origin

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