William Shatner Does Nothing to Ease Gayle King’s Nerves About Her Upcoming Space Travel

When you think of who could help you feel more confident about going to space, who could be better than Captain Kirk?

William Shatner has had an iconic career and made history four years ago as the oldest person to travel to space when he went up in Jeff Bezos’ penis-shaped Blue Origin rocket.

Now, Gayle King is about to embark on the same journey on Blue Origin’s 11th human flight alongside an all-female squad featuring Katy Perry, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez.

While it seemed like a great idea to get his advice on the flight, we’re not sure it did anything to ease any of Gayle’s nerves.

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