Star Trek’s William Shatner makes history as oldest man in space at 90

Shatner is now the oldest person to ever travel to space, breaking the record set in July by 82-year-old Wally Funk.

Shatner was the second passenger to step out of the capsule and was embraced by a delighted Bezos. Picture: AP Photo/Bob Galbraith, File

Star Trek’s William Shatner described becoming the oldest person in space as “the most profound experience I can imagine” after blasting off from the Texas desert in a rocket built by Jeff Bezos’s company.

The 90-year-old’s trip into orbit was delayed earlier this week due to winds but took off from Launch Site One at Van Horn in West Texas today.