What a blast: The rush of amateur astronauts

Paris (AFP) Oct 13, 2021

As veteran actor William Shatner - Captain Kirk of "Star Trek" fame - becomes the latest celebrity to go into space on Wednesday, we look at the recent rush of amateur astronauts. - Beam me up, Bezos - Shatner went where no 90-year-old has gone before aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket. The Canadian became the oldest person to go into space on the flight, beating