Shatner had a chance to get Hadfield’s thoughts on space travel while he was floating aboard the International Space Station in 2013. But Hadfield maintained that Shatner shouldn’t sweat it, suggesting the “journeyman” actor’s time on the stage should serve him well in space. He’ll be fine.”However, Shatner’s trip through the stratosphere will drastically differ from Captain Kirk’s intergalactic adventures, Hadfield noted. While Shatner piloted the USS Enterprise as a performer, he’ll be a passenger on Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-18 capsule, said Hadfield. Whereas the character he portrayed on ‘Star Trek,’ or the reality of my space flight experience, that’s their life.

Source: thestar October 11, 2021 08:03 UTC