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Oct 13, 2021 · Shatner, at the age of 90 years 205 days, has become the oldest person in space (male), breaking a record that has stood for almost 23 years. The previous record holder was John Glenn Jr. (USA, b. 18 July 1921), who was 77 years 103 days old when he was launched into space as part of the crew of Discovery STS-95 on 29 October 1998.
In 1998, at age 77, Glenn flew on Space Shuttle Discovery 's STS-95 mission, making him the oldest person to enter Earth orbit, the only person to fly in both the Mercury and the Space Shuttle programs, and the first Member of Congress to visit space since Congressman Bill Nelson (D-FL) in 1986. Glenn, both the oldest and the last surviving ...
Oct 13, 2021 · Shanter’s new record as the oldest person to fly to space one-ups the record set just three months ago by 82-year-old Wally Funk, who was a former astronaut trainee but was previously...
Mar 20, 2008 · John Glenn became the oldest man to fly in space by serving as a payload specialist on STS-95 aboard the space shuttle Discovery. The nine-day mission supported a variety of research, including the deployment of the Spartan Solar Observing Spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope orbital systems test platform and several microgravity experiments ...
Oct 13, 2021 · Steven Senne/Associated Press. By Daniel E. Slotnik. Oct. 13, 2021. When William Shatner, 90, traveled to the edge of space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard on Wednesday he became the oldest...
Oct 13, 2021 · Shatner, 90, became the oldest person to fly into space, according to Blue Origin. The company, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its first human spaceflight in July.
Oct 13, 2021 · By William Harwood. Updated on: October 13, 2021 / 5:14 PM EDT / CBS News. William Shatner, the 90-year-old veteran of countless imaginary space voyages playing Star Trek's Captain Kirk,...
