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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #50 on: October 13, 2021, 03:06:44 pm »
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #51 on: October 13, 2021, 03:08:34 pm »
Awesome!  I know it was merely a "technical" venture into space, but it's somehow fitting that William Shatner, a/k/a Captain Kirk, has actually made it into space during his lifetime.
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #52 on: October 13, 2021, 03:08:52 pm »
I look forward to hearing what he has to say.

Glad they all made it safely back.
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #53 on: October 13, 2021, 03:11:36 pm »
Well only 41 more years until Zeffren Cocharan makes his first Warp Speed Flight!!!!    :cool:
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #54 on: October 13, 2021, 03:16:02 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on October 13, 2021, 03:11:36 pm
Well only 41 more years until Zeffren Cocharan makes his first Warp Speed Flight!!!!    :cool:

If I take really good care of myself from now until then, I might just be around to see that - one hopes!
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #55 on: October 13, 2021, 03:25:59 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on October 13, 2021, 03:11:36 pm
Well only 41 more years until Zeffren Cocharan makes his first Warp Speed Flight!!!!    :cool:

2063: Zefram Cochrane makes Earth’s first successful warp flight, attracting the attention of some passing Vulcans.

It was all downhill from there!   LOL
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #56 on: October 13, 2021, 03:35:09 pm »
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #57 on: October 13, 2021, 03:36:32 pm »
Quote from: Gefn on October 13, 2021, 03:08:52 pm
I look forward to hearing what he has to say.

Glad they all made it safely back.

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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #60 on: October 13, 2021, 03:44:45 pm »
You just gotta love the guy.  Congratulations, Astronaut Shatner!   :patriot:
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #63 on: October 13, 2021, 10:11:14 pm »
Good for "Captain Kirk".

Too bad that Mr. Spock wasn't still around to make the trip, as well...
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #64 on: October 13, 2021, 10:42:33 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on October 13, 2021, 10:11:14 pm
Good for "Captain Kirk".

Too bad that Mr. Spock wasn't still around to make the trip, as well...

Agreed!
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #65 on: October 13, 2021, 11:00:52 pm »
Quote from: Kamaji on October 13, 2021, 10:42:33 pm
Agreed!

Scotty went in Soace-well, his ashes are.

Maybe Captains Janeway, Archer, Sisko, Pike,  Picard, and Riker can go up. (Riker eventually became a Captain of the Titan) 







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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #66 on: October 14, 2021, 12:02:29 am »
Shatner has been at the butt end of many jokes over the years.  Today I think he had the last laugh.  George Takei must be beside himself.
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #67 on: October 14, 2021, 02:57:05 pm »
Actually, I'm glad he got to go. For those of us who dreamed of working or living on the Moon or Mars or exploring Space, (dreams derailed by spending trillions on "problems right here on Earth" that have neither improved nor diminished with subsidy), it is only fitting that a man whose acting helped inspire a generation to look toward a future that wasn't left digging through the ashes of humanity was one of those to go. Considering the relative infancy of civilian space flight, he truly gets to be a pioneer.
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #68 on: October 14, 2021, 03:17:55 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on October 14, 2021, 02:57:05 pm
Actually, I'm glad he got to go. For those of us who dreamed of working or living on the Moon or Mars or exploring Space, (dreams derailed by spending trillions on "problems right here on Earth" that have neither improved nor diminished with subsidy), it is only fitting that a man whose acting helped inspire a generation to look toward a future that wasn't left digging through the ashes of humanity was one of those to go. Considering the relative infancy of civilian space flight, he truly gets to be a pioneer.

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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #70 on: November 12, 2021, 11:21:39 pm »
Man who went to space with Shatner dies in plane crash
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HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when a small plane crashed in northern New Jersey, according to state police.

Glen M. de Vries, 49, of New York City, and Thomas P. Fischer, 54, of Hopatcong, were aboard the single-engine Cessna 172 that went down Thursday in a wooded area of Hampton Township.

The aircraft had departed from Essex County Airport in Caldwell and was headed to Sussex Airport when the Federal Aviation Administration alerted public safety agencies to look for the missing plane around 3 p.m. Emergency crews found the wreckage around 4 p.m., the FAA said. ...
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #71 on: November 16, 2021, 04:39:39 am »
Quote from: mountaineer on November 12, 2021, 11:21:39 pm
Man who went to space with Shatner dies in plane crash
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DeVries at right.

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Who is/was "de Vries",and why do I recognize his name?
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #72 on: November 16, 2021, 02:16:13 pm »
@sneakypete  This particular DeVries founded Medidata Solutions, a tech company, and was a trustee at Carnegie Mellon University, according to the article.
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Re: William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space
« Reply #73 on: November 16, 2021, 02:33:53 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on November 16, 2021, 02:16:13 pm
@sneakypete  This particular DeVries founded Medidata Solutions, a tech company, and was a trustee at Carnegie Mellon University, according to the article.

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Thanks.

I wouldn't know them from that,so I must be thinking of some other group or person.
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