'It was unbelievable': Star Trek's Shatner becomes real life astronaut


(R) Star Trek legend William Shatner is now the oldest person to have gone to space. With him were three others including (L) Blue Origins vice president of mission and flight operations Audrey Powers. — Getty Images/AFP

"Star Trek" actor William Shatner finally became a real space traveler on Blue Origin's second crewed mission Wednesday, calling it the most profound experience of his life.

"It was unbelievable," said the 90-year-old Canadian, known to the sci-fi show's legion of "Trekkies" as the daring Captain James T. Kirk, a role he first played more than half a century ago.

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