The launch was scheduled for Tuesday, but now will be held on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. CT, ABC News reported.
High winds, nearly as high as 75 mph, were expected at the west Texas launch site, the company said Sunday, NBC News reported.
“As part of today’s Flight Readiness Review, the mission operations team confirmed the vehicle has met all mission requirements and astronauts began their training today,” officials said in a statement. “Weather is the only gating factor for the launch window.”
Shatner will be 90 when he eventually gets to fly on Blue Origin’s New Shepard 4 during the mission to the edge of space, making him the oldest person to travel into space.
But he will only be in space for a few minutes. The entire flight will last about 11 minutes and the crew will have about four minutes of weightlessness, ABC News reported.
He will be joined by Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s vice president of mission and flight operations; Glen de Vries, co-founder of Medidata Solutions, a medical research company; and Chris Boshuizen, a tech entrepreneur.
Shatner is a guest on the flight, NPR reported. De Vries and Boshuizen paid, NBC News reported.
Shatner said of his trip when his mission was announced last week: “I’m going to see the vastness of space and the extraordinary miracle of our Earth and how fragile it is compared to the forces at work in the universe – that’s really what I’m looking for,” NBC News reported.
“I’m deeply disappointed because I was building up the enthusiastic response, now we have to wait another day,” Shatner said according to ABC News. “[But] it’s really worth it. What’s a day with this extraordinary experience that we’re about to have.”
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Photos: William Shatner through the years Here are some memorable moments from actor William Shatner's life in the public eye. (CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 1966: American actor Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock and Canadian actor William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk appear in a scene from "The Man Trap," the premiere episode of "Star Trek," which aired on September 8, 1966. (CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 1969: Yvonne Craig plays Marta (a green alien from Orion) and William Shatner as Capt. James T. Kirk on the "Star Trek: The Original Series" episode, "Whom Gods Destroy." (CBS via Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 1974: Robert Reed, Marjoe Gortner, Andy Griffith and William Shatner appear in the ABC TV movie "Pray for the Wildcats." (American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 1979: William Shatner and wife Marcy Lafferty attend the premiere of "The Cina Syndrome" on March 6, 1979, at Mann Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 1982: Leonard Nimoy, Marvin Chomsky and William Shatner appear at the 34th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, on September 19, 1982. (George Long/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 1985: T.J. Hooker, a CBS television police drama. Pictured from left are James Darren (as Officer Jim Corrigan), Heather Locklear (as Officer Stacy Sheridan) and William Shatner (as Sgt. T.J. Hooker). (CBS via Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 1987: Actor William Shatner and date Marcy Lafferty arrive at the 1987 Academy Awards. (Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 1990: William Shatner attends 16th annual People's Choice Awards on March 11, 1990, at the Universal Ampitheater in Universal City, California. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 1992: Loni Anderson, Ann-Margret and William Shatner during Environment Special Taping With William Shatner at NBC Studios in Burbank, California. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 1995: Actor William Shatner during an interview with host Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on May 31, 1995. (Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 2000: Candice Bergen and William Shatner during the "Miss Congeniality" Los Angeles Premiere at Mann Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. (Sam Levi/WireImage)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 2002: Actors Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner appear at a public signing of the recently released DVD/VHS of "Mind Meld: Secrets behind the voyage of a Lifetime" on March 17, 2002, in Los Angeles. (J. Emilio Flores/Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 2004: Actor William Shatner poses with his award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series backstage at the 2004 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 12, 2004, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 2006: Actor William Shatner and wife Elizabeth Anderson Martin arrive at the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on August 27, 2006, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 2008: Actor William Shatner and Elizabeth Anderson Martin arrive at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre on September 21, 2008, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 2009: Actor William Shatner accepts the Ultimate Scream award from actor Morgan Freeman onstage during Spike TV's Scream 2009 held at the Greek Theatre on October 17, 2009, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 2011: Figure skater and TV personality Scott Hamilton, rock legend Joe Walsh, Lionel Richie and actor William Shatner attend the 2011 CMT Artists of the Year celebration at the Bridgestone Arena on November 29, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 2013: Actor William Shatner and wife Elizabeth Shatner depart the Oscars at Hollywood and Highland Center on February 24, 2013, in Hollywood, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 2015: Co-host Brad Paisley, actor William Shatner and co-host Carrie Underwood speak onstage at the 49th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 4, 2015, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 2016: Actors Scott Bakula and William Shatner attend the "Star Trek" panel during Comic-Con International 2016 at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2016, in San Diego. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 2018: LeVar Burton, Sonequa Martin-Green, Walter Koenig, Jeri Ryan, Alex Kurtzman and William Shatner pose in the press room at the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 8, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years 2019: William Shatner and Jeff Cook of Alabama are seen at The Grand Ole Opry on February 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Photos: William Shatner through the years William Shatner speaks at the William Shatner Spotlight panel during Day 1 of New York Comic Con 2021 at Jacob Javits Center on October 07, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ReedPop) (Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ReedPop)
Photos: William Shatner through the years Star Trek actor William Shatner speaks during a media availability on the landing pad of Blue Origin’s New Shepard after flying into space on October 13, 2021 near Van Horn, Texas. Shatner became the oldest person to fly into space on the ten minute flight. He flew with three other civilians aboard mission NS-18, the second human spaceflight for the company which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
