41 Moments of Dirk: Moment 23

H&I - Happy birthday to Captain Kirk himself, William...

Star Trek - Wishing the happiest of birthdays to William...

Happy birthday Captain Kirk!

William Shatner, who as Capt. James T. Kirk on the TV series “Star Trek” flew the USS Enterprise around the galaxy, on Wednesday reached the edge of space on a more modest quest, on a far less capable spacecraft but in a mission that had the distinct advantage of being real. Shatner and three other passengers lifted off at 10:49 a.m. Eastern time from a launch site in West Texas owned and operated by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company. The launch was the venture’s second human spaceflight mis