FOG BLOG U.S. NEWS LOG: WILLIAM SHATNER FINALLY GOES INTO SPACE FOR REAL!

William Shatner emotionally describes spaceflight to Jeff Bezos: ‘The most profound experience’...William Shatner, moments after returning to Earth from a trip just beyond the edge of space, recounted his experience in an emotional talk with Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.

• The Canadian actor, who famously played Capt. Kirk in the original “Star Trek” series, described the spaceflight as “unbelievable” and something that “everybody in the world needs to do.”

• Bezos’ company launched Shatner and three others in a New Shepard rocket on Wednesday, with the crew spending a couple minutes in microgravity during the trip to space and back.....What you’ve given me is the most profound experience I can imagine.”

Those were the words of William Shatner moments after returning to Earth from a trip just beyond the edge of space during an emotional talk with Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.

The Canadian actor, who famously played Capt. Kirk in the original “Star Trek” television series, added that the spaceflight was “unbelievable” and something that “everybody in the world needs to do.”