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
50+ years to get a probe out there and then centuries before it gets to any "something" in deep space.
that's not really a human lifetime-scale endeavor
Absolutely. It's something that would be created by one generation and any success might be observed entire civilizations later.