Tune-in Alert: Shatner in Space, Airing Live on Discovery and Science Channel
Discovery and Science Channel will broadcast the highly-anticipated launch this Wednesday, taking Star Trek star William Shatner into space. Below is more information for listings and highlights —
“Space Launch LIVE: Shatner in Space”
Airing Live on Discovery and Science Channel, Wednesday, October 13, @ 8:30AM
Discovery and Science Channel brings viewers the highly-anticipated launch of Star Trek star William Shatner as he takes his first flight into space — at the age of 90, soon to be the oldest person to fly to space — on Blue Origin’s New Shepard, a cutting-edge suborbital rocket. Scheduled for Wednesday after weather delays, the mission, known as NS-18, will launch from Blue Origin’s West Texas site. This will be the second-ever crewed spaceflight for Blue Origin after its inaugural crewed flight launched founder Jeff Bezos and three other passengers on a 10-minute trip to space and back in July.
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