WILLIAM SHATNER

Humans last set foot on the moon 50 years ago. Now we’re going back, but the way we explore space has gone through some big changes.

The question is how.

George Takei and William Shatner continued their decades-long feud over the last week with Shatner calling Takei "bitter" and Takei claiming his former co-star was a "prima donna."

"Star Trek" alum George Takei said the "Star Trek" cast didn't get on with William Shatner and called him a "cantankerous old man."

Guitarist Jeff Cook, who co-founded the successful country group Alabama, has died.

William Shatner said his Blue Origin space flight felt "like a funeral." Sharon and Marc Hagle also experienced sadness from their trip.

William Shatner was excited to go to space last year. He didn't realize he'd be overwhelmed with sadness and go through "the strongest feelings of grief" that he'd ever experienced.

William Shatner joined 'Your World' to discuss his new book 'Boldly Go: Reflections on a life of Awe and Wonder,' and how his trip to space changed his outlook on life.

William Shatner, 91, said traveling to space was supposed to be a celebration but instead felt like a funeral for the Earth humans are destroying.

Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Mr. Spock in the ‘60s sci-fi series "Star Trek," passed away in 2015 at age 83. William Shatner wrote about their friendship in "Boldly Go."

The sky is blue and sunsets are red because different colors of light behave differently when they encounter air molecules. Here, we explore this phenomenon in more detail.

"She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" head writer and EP Jessica Gao tells TheWrap how she convinced Kevin Feige to reveal Captain America's virginity status on the show. Turns out, it was Feige himself who decided the world needed an answer

Nichelle Nichols, the pioneering actress who played Lt. Nyota Uhura for over three decades in the Star Trek franchise, is being mourned around the planet.

Nichelle Nichols has died.

Blue Origin is no longer targeting Friday (May 20) for the launch of its next space tourist mission after discovering an issue with its New Shepard vehicle. A new launch date has not been announced.

Abby Dennis came back to win her race in the 110-meter hurdles at the Bergen County championships. The video went viral on social media.

Pete Davidson has bowed out of a short trip to space on a Jeff Bezos rocket.

Pete Davidson is heading to space.

The "Saturday Night Live" star will be one of six passengers headed to the edge of outer space March 23 on a ship launched by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.

On the field, the Los Angeles Rams are facing off against the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56.

Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency.

William Shatner was photographed along with an unidentified woman after the two were involved in a traffic collision. A police report was not filed since neither Shatner or the woman were injured, according to reports.

Captain Kirk finally made it into space this past year.

The sterling silver necklace, bearing the LLAP symbol, went aloft on a Blue Origin flight with the personal items of Laura Shepard Churchley.

NFL great Michael Strahan has rocketed into space on a Jeff Bezos rocket.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is launching its third sub-orbital passenger flight to the edge of space.

It's never easy to define a year in pop culture, especially in a rollercoaster year like 2021, when we were up and down again, and again, and again.

TV celebrity and former football great Michael Strahan is going to have to wait another few days before rocketing into space.

Many of 2021's most notable moments were captured by TV, shaping and upending our expectations.

Glen De Vries, co-founder of a tech company, took a 10-minute flight to the edge of space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft with Shatner and two others. De Vries died in a crash on Thursday.

State police say 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.

Glen de Vries traveled to space in October on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft. Police say de Vries and a flight instructor died in the crash.

Tom Hanks isn't interested in Jeff Bezos' offer to go to space.

Tom Hanks said the price tag to fly to space with Jeff Bezos's rocket company Blue Origin was $28 million.

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.Nick Caplan, Professor of Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, NewcastleChristopher Newman, Professor of Space Law and Policy, Northumbria University, NewcastleIs space really the final frontier? William Shatner has found out after boldly going where no 90-year-old has gone before. Some 55 years after Captain James T Kirk hit our screens in the original "Star Trek," Shatner recently launched to the edge of space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard for a 10-minute suborbital flight.Shatner has become the oldest person to go to space, breaking the record set only recently by 82-year-old Wally Funk, who traveled on the New Shepard's first crewed spaceflight in July. Funk was one of the Mercury 13 women who qualified for spaceflight in the 1960s but never flew.With commercial spaceflight companies now taking older people to space, it's timely to consider the potential physical impact space flight might have on them.Video: Watch William Shatner gaze at Earth from space in awe

William Shatner had a sassy response to his “Star Trek co-star George Takei, who mocked the 90-year-old actor's body shape amid his historic flight to space this week.

Shatner, who became the oldest person in space this week, responded to Prince William's remarks critical of the business owners competing in the space tourism race.

Queen Elizabeth II has appeared to criticize the global lack of action on climate change in comments caught on microphone.

"Star Trek" actor William Shatner says that Prince William "has the wrong idea" about space tourism and claimed that his trip to space was a precursor to removing polluting industries from Earth.

On today's show, CNBC.com's MacKenzie Sigalos explains a new survey from the University of Cambridge highlighting the top countries for crypto mining.

The 'Star Trek' captain says he was 'overwhelmed' by contemplating life on our planet as he looked down at it from space.

Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk on “Star Trek,” has had a long life in the public relations of space.

he heir to the British throne thinks the world's brightest minds should focus on saving Earth rather than colonizing the solar system.

William Shatner became the oldest person to reach the final frontier in Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin.

"We need some of the world's greatest brains and minds fixed on trying to repair this planet, not trying to find the next place to go live," said the British royal.

Prince William has criticized some of the world’s richest men for using their wealth to fund a new space race and space tourism, and called on the world's great minds to fix the planet first.

Actor William Shatner is back on Earth after blasting off into space aboard a Blue Origin booster rocket. Mark Strassmann was there for the launch and talked to Shatner when he landed.

We finally have our first look at William Shatner's first real trip to space after decades portraying a legendary "Star Trek" captain and it looks like the view was amazing.

The "Star Trek" actor went to the edge of space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, and teared up talking about the experience when he returned.

Travelers onboard saw the Earth from 347,000 feet above its surface and ascended at a max speed of more than 2,200 miles per hour.

Travelers onboard saw the Earth from 347,000 feet above its surface and ascended at a max speed of more than 2,200 miles per hour.

Blue Origin launched 'Star Trek' actor William Shatner and three other people flew to space on Oct. 13, 2021. See photos of their historic flight.

Watch the moment William Shatner experienced the "overview effect" - an overwhelming sense of awe, unity, and vulnerability that astronauts describe.

"I hope that I can maintain what I feel now. I don't want to lose it," Shatner said moments after the spaceflight.

"I hope that I can maintain what I feel now. I don't want to lose it," Shatner said moments after the spaceflight.

William Shatner's flight to space moved him to tears.

The "Star Trek" icon and three fellow passengers soared an estimated 66 miles over the West Texas desert.

The "Star Trek" icon and three fellow passengers soared an estimated 66 miles over the West Texas desert.

William Shatner, after returning to Earth, recounted his experience in an emotional talk with Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.

The "Star Trek" star said that staring into the blackness of space was like looking at death. "'Oh, that's death!' That's what I saw."

William Shatner has boldly gone where no 90-year-old has ever gone before with a Blue Origin launch into space on New Shepard.

William Shatner got his oldest-in-space record for free, but most commercial astronauts will have to pay for their historic milestones.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch its New Shepard rocket for the fifth time this year, carrying a crew that includes William Shatner.

Shatner, 90, will become the oldest person to fly into space, according to Blue Origin. The company, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its first human spaceflight in July.

Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, has blasted into space and safely returned to Earth in a convergence of science fiction and science reality.

As William Shatner prepares to be beamed up at age 90 for his first real-life space flight, he’s bringing out the awe in people around a rural Texas spaceport.

The performer who breathed life into Captain James T.

Captain Kirk is rocketing into space: “Star Trek” actor William Shatner plans to blast off from West Texas next week.

This week’s new entertainment releases include new albums from rapper Diddy and “Star Trek” star William Shatner, as well as Melissa McCarthy playing a grief-stricken mother in the Netflix drama “The Starling.”.

(Christie's via AP)LONDON – A digital art piece, tweaked using cryptocurrency technology to make it one-of-a-kind, sold at auction this week for nearly $70 million. One purpose of NFTs is that they can be used to trace an object's digital provenance, allowing a select few to prove ownership. Beeple is an American digital artist based in South Carolina whose real name is Mike Winkelmann. Digital artist Anne Spalter started out as an NFT skeptic but has now sold multiple artworks using the tokens. “They’re investors, they’re tech entrepreneurs, they’re in that world.”BUT WHO WOULD SPEND $70 MILLION ON ONE?