William Shatner: My Trip to Space Filled Me With Sadness - Variety
In this exclusive excerpt from William Shatner’s new book, “Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder,” the “Star Trek” actor reflects on his voyage into space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space shuttle on Oct. 13, 2021. Then 90 years old, Shatner became the oldest living person to travel into space, but as the actor and author details below, he was surprised by his own reaction to the experience.
no wonder bezos quickly shut him up and popped a bottle of champagne
I'm assume Bezos thought: "Captain Kirk's gonna ride on my rocket," and he was so enthused by the marketing he didn't care about the danger. He must have ignored any minions who told him it's not the greatest idea in the world to take a 90 year old up into space in your rocket.