wmw999 2,114 #1 Posted October 5, 2021 Jeff Bezos’s New Shepherd rocket will take a new group into space, including William Shatner, the original Star Trek Captain Kirk. No matter your opinion of his company, rocket, or hairstyle, there’s something cool to me that two of his first passengers are one of the women who were tested for the astronaut core in the early 1960’s, before being told “sorry, ain’t gonna happen,” and Captain Kirk Wendy P. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SethInMI 145 #2 October 5, 2021 39 minutes ago, wmw999 said: Richard Branson’s New Shepherd rocket Jeff Bezos is building New Shepherd. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,114 #3 October 5, 2021 Oops, you’re right. Better hair Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #4 October 13, 2021 Apparently space travel cures COVID, because none of the astronauts or recovery crew wore masks. Hah! Hah! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,380 #5 October 14, 2021 For his next celebrity passenger, I nominate Nichelle "Uhura" Nichols. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SethInMI 145 #6 October 14, 2021 22 hours ago, riggerrob said: none of the astronauts or recovery crew wore masks I suspect they have been either quarantining and/or using covid tests in addition to vaccination. Masks are more for being around people whose prior contacts you don't know. (IMHO) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dudeman17 267 #7 October 14, 2021 On 10/5/2021 at 6:51 AM, wmw999 said: Jeff Bezos’s New Shepherd rocket will take a new group into space, including William Shatner, the original Star Trek Captain Kirk... I saw a blurb on the news last night, and Shatner was yammering on about 'what you have given me...', 'my experience this', 'me me me that', and all I could think was, Shatner, this had nothing to do with you. It was about the public seeing Captain Kirk in space. You just happened to be the Hollywood idiot who played him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,339 #8 October 15, 2021 20 hours ago, dudeman17 said: I saw a blurb on the news last night, and Shatner was yammering on about 'what you have given me...', 'my experience this', 'me me me that', and all I could think was, Shatner, this had nothing to do with you. It was about the public seeing Captain Kirk in space. You just happened to be the Hollywood idiot who played him. Yup. By most accounts, Shatner is a full blown douche. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dudeman17 267 #9 October 15, 2021 3 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said: Yup. By most accounts, Shatner is a full blown douche. But I actually like the guy. He seems to have a pretty good sense of humor, even about himself. I especially liked his 'Denny Crane' on 'Boston Legal', with James Spader. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,339 #10 October 16, 2021 22 hours ago, dudeman17 said: But I actually like the guy. He seems to have a pretty good sense of humor, even about himself. I especially liked his 'Denny Crane' on 'Boston Legal', with James Spader. He's a pretty good actor. I liked TJ Hooker when I was younger. Apparently, he shows up on time, knows his lines well, doesn't alienate the rest of the cast and crew on set, overall behaves himself well. None of that changes how he behaves out in the 'real world'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
