Captain Kirk: Bezos' Blue Origin to Send William Shatner into Space
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Re: Captain Kirk: Bezos' Blue Origin to Send William Shatner into Space
#2From the article "Reports in 2013 said he had turned down Sir Richard Branson's offer to fly him into space with Virgin Galactic" and "Shatner has a fear of flying"
I just feel the need to point out: Maybe Shatner feels safer on Blue Origin because the Virgin Galactic craft have wings, whereas Blue Origin craft don't?
Edit: There can't be "a man! on! the wing!" if there's no wing. ;-)
[I'll show myself out...]
Re: Captain Kirk: Bezos' Blue Origin to Send William Shatner into Space
#3From the article "Reports in 2013 said he had turned down Sir Richard Branson's offer to fly him into space with Virgin Galactic" and "Shatner has a fear of flying" I just feel the need to point out: Maybe Shatner feels safer on Blue Origin because the Virgin Galactic craft have wings, whereas Blue Origin craft don't? Edit: There can't be " a man! on! the wing! " if there's no wing. ;-) [ I'll show myself out... ]
Given Shatner's prior comments on the subject, it's obvious that Bezos is paying Shatner a lot of money to be able to advertise that Captain Kirk flew on a Blue Origin rocket. Definitely the sort of thing that a competitor that knows that it is behind and is willing to do/pay anything to get ahead would do.
Re: Captain Kirk: Bezos' Blue Origin to Send William Shatner into Space
#4"Bezos's Blue Origin hit headlines in recent days after 21 current and former employees claimed it had ignored safety concerns to gain an advantage in the space race, and complained of a culture of sexism."
That seems more like news instead of PR.
Re: Captain Kirk: Bezos' Blue Origin to Send William Shatner into Space
#5Bezos if you kill Shatner so many people are going to be furious
Re: Captain Kirk: Bezos' Blue Origin to Send William Shatner into Space
#6From the article "Reports in 2013 said he had turned down Sir Richard Branson's offer to fly him into space with Virgin Galactic" and "Shatner has a fear of flying" I just feel the need to point out: Maybe Shatner feels safer on Blue Origin because the Virgin Galactic craft have wings, whereas Blue Origin craft don't? Edit: There can't be " a man! on! the wing! " if there's no wing. ;-) [ I'll show myself out... ]
> "Shatner has a fear of flying"
I immediately thought of the Twilight Zone [1]
Re: Captain Kirk: Bezos' Blue Origin to Send William Shatner into Space
#7Bezos if you kill Shatner so many people are going to be furious
Guess it's too late for Bowie to have the "Major Tom" ending.
Re: Captain Kirk: Bezos' Blue Origin to Send William Shatner into Space
#8The risk/reward doesn't seem to make sense for Bezos. If Shatner dies, it'll be the end of their program. If he lives, maybe a marginal benefit? The man is 90, and his health is not stellar. He legit could die of anything.
Re: Captain Kirk: Bezos' Blue Origin to Send William Shatner into Space
#9To boldly go where, now, a lot of men and women have gone before.
Re: Captain Kirk: Bezos' Blue Origin to Send William Shatner into Space
#10Bezos if you kill Shatner so many people are going to be furious
Guess it's too late for Bowie to have the "Major Tom" ending.
Seems like it'll be "Rocket Man" instead.