Actor William Shatner was the first celebrity to go to space before singer Katy Perry took her 10-minute space journey on April 14, 2025. Shatner was 90-year-old when he flew aboard a Blue Origin rocket along with three other crew members in 2021. "All...that...thrilled me for years…but when I looked...into space...I saw...death," Shatner had said about his space experience.