Canadian actor William Shatner quickly discovered that traveling into space was not as exciting as he expected.
In his new book, “Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder,” the 91-year-old actor reflects on his journey into space with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin last year.
According to Insider, the “Star Trek” alum was joined by former NASA engineer Chris Boshuizen, healthcare entrepreneur Glen de Vries, and Blue Origin executive Audrey Powers aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket for an 11-minute ride that allowed them to see the curvature of the Earth and experience nothingness. heavy.
Although Shatner seemed static when he first returned from his record-breaking trip, his new book reveals that he felt a deep sadness when he returned to Earth.
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William Shatner Says He Felt ‘Too Much Sadness’ During His Space Trip
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In an excerpt from his book, published by Variety, the “Boston Legal” actor said he felt “extremely sad” after he returned from his trip to space.
“I love the mystery of the universe,” he wrote. “All that delighted me for years…but when I looked in the opposite direction, into space, there was no mystery, no majestic awe to be seen…all I saw was death.”
He said that he only witnessed a “cold, dark, black void” in space, which he said was unlike anything he had ever seen before on Earth.
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“My journey into space should have been a celebration; instead, it felt like a funeral,” he wrote. “It was one of the strongest feelings of sadness I have ever encountered. The contrast between the violent cold of space and the warm nurturing of the Earth below filled me with overwhelming sadness.”
He describes the experience as the “big picture effect,” which is a cognitive shift in how one thinks about Earth and life on a grand scale. It is also something that many astronauts have reported during spaceflight and during the journey back to Earth.
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‘Star Trek’ Alum Feels a ‘Deeper’ Connection to Earth After His Trip to Outer Space
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After returning from the trip, the “TJ Hooker” actor said he felt a “deeper” connection to the Earth than before he left.
“Everything I thought was wrong. Everything I expected to see was wrong,” he wrote. “I had a different experience because I discovered that the beauty is not out there, it’s down here, with all of us. Leaving that made my connection with our little planet even deeper.”
Shortly after he returned to Earth for the first time, he spoke to Jeff Bezos directly about his “profound” experience, saying, “What you gave me was the most profound experience…I hope I never recover from this.”
He also talked to TODAY showed shortly after he returned from a trip, calling the feeling of weightlessness he experienced “indescribable.”
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Earlier this year, she also told CNN Business that she couldn’t stop crying after the trip because she was “grieving the destruction of the Earth.”
He also briefly touched on his fear of climate change and its potentially planet-destroying effects, warning, “It’s going to get worse. It’s like someone who owes money on a mortgage, and they don’t have a payment and they think, ‘Oh well, let’s go have dinner and not think about it.'”
“It took me hours to understand what it was, why I was crying,” she said. “I realize I’m grieving. I’m grieving the destruction of Earth.”
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