GOING INTO SPACE WITH BLUE ORIGIN - William Shatner Discussion

[–] bozo_500 (13388) 3 years ago

Shatner confirms https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner/status/1445023239105703946

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[–] stones78 (426) 3 years ago

how can anyone not love Shatner? Hope he lasts to 100.

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[–] strntz (12773) 3 years ago

Because he's a dick? This guy is so narcissistic he couldn't even pretend to care about Leonary Nimoy's passing enough to even attend the funeral.

If I had Shatner's money, I would have written that charity he was to appear at a check for the entire amount they would have collected and high tailed my ass to my friend's funeral to pay my respects - damn the cost or appearance commitment.

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[–] ak47wong (639) 3 years ago

From what I read, it seems he did care.

https://www.liveabout.com/leonard-nimoy-died-hating-william-shatner-3987061

https://heavy.com/entertainment/star-trek/leonard-nimoy-funeral-shatner-why-not/

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[–] Zoltan (244) 3 years ago

I can't understand exactly why this is blowing my mind.

We've come full circle.

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[–] bozo_500 (13388) 3 years ago

bc Captain Kirk from TOS and The Wrath of Khan and the rest of the films is going into space for real. Be like if Clint Eastwood was going to become a real life serving police officer or Stallone enlisting in the US Special forces, or Cruise training as a genuine fighter pilot (which he probably is) etc

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[–] pjl69 (2647) 3 years ago

I'm just waiting when the first rocket with passengers explodes and puts this space turism business on ice...

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[–] strntz (12773) 3 years ago

OK, but I hope you're not actively hoping for such a thing to happen. But I do agree: they're getting complacent. It's like with Christine McCauliffe on the shuttle. Even under the best of conditions, this is a very dangerous thing to do.

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[–] pjl69 (2647) 3 years ago

No, I'm not hoping such thing. English isn't my first language, so I may be a bit unclear from time to time...

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[–] strntz (12773) 3 years ago

Fair enough.

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[–] brux (14840) 3 years ago

I think it's too early, and also a waste since no one really knows what externalities there are here, what the real costs are.

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[–] McQualude (4231) 3 years ago

The first starship captain will be the first Star Trek astronaut.

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[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

costing him $250,000

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[–] bozo_500 (13388) 3 years ago

bezos will have waived that i bet

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[–] Satan2016 (26197) 3 years ago

Source? Virgin Galactic was that, but almost double now.
Blue Origin has never announce their price, I'm guessing about a million.

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[–] PaladinNJ (21772) 3 years ago

You know someone’s going to yell:
Captain on the Bridge.

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[–] elcamino (15540) 3 years ago

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/12/28/star-trek-scotty-james-doohans-ashes-smuggled-space-station/4057236001/

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[–] wrlord (1227) 3 years ago

This is so awesome.

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