Captain Kirk to boldly go into space at age 90

At the age of 90, Shatner will become the oldest person in space when he basts off on October 12

At the age of 90, Shatner will become the oldest person in space. Picture: AP Photo/Steven Senne, file

Star Trek's Captain Kirk will be blasting into space this month, albeit not quite aboard the USS Enterprise, boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone before.

Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' space travel company, announced that William Shatner will blast off from launch Site One in West Texas on October 12.