Winds delay Blue Origin space launch with William Shatner

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Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin said on Sunday it had pushed forward this week’s launch target for its New Shepard vehicle to Wednesday, delaying Star Trek actor William Shatner’s stay at the edge of space by one day.

“Due to the winds forecast for Tuesday, October 12, the Blue Origin mission operations team has made the decision to delay the launch of the NS-18 and is now targeting Wednesday, October 13,” the company said. it’s a statement.

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Best known as Captain Kirk on the original television series “Star Trek,” Shatner will be part of a four-person crew aboard the NS-18 suborbital mission.

The 90-year-old actor is flying as a guest on Blue Origin, but the company has said it has also sold nearly $ 100 million worth of tickets to paying customers.

Blue Origin, which had a successful launch with Bezos in July, said the mission’s operations team confirmed that the vehicle met all requirements and that the astronauts began their training on Sunday.



Reference-torontosun.com

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