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Ever since he played Captain Kirk in theStar Trekfranchise, William Shatner’s name has been synonymous with space.
At the time, Shatnerdescribedthe journey as the most profound experience I can imagine.
What he has to say might surprise you.
Left: William Shatner as Captain Kirk from in Star Trek. (Photo: NBC Television viaWikipedia) | Right: William Shatner in 2020. (Photo:Super Festivalsvia Wikimedia Commons,CC BY 2.0)
But, he pushed through his fears and settled in for the journey.
Shatner recalls his first moments of experiencing weightlessness and how others on the trip immediately started enjoying its effects.
But for Shatner, something else was more important.
Shatner’s love for the universe runs deep and he has long been fascinated by its mysteries.
But as he turned his head to look out into space, an unexpected sensation washed over him.
I saw a cold, dark, black emptiness.
It was unlike any blackness you could see or feel on Earth.
It was deep, enveloping, all-encompassing.
I turned toward the light of home.
Nurturing, sustaining, life.
And I was leaving her.
Left: William Shatner as Captain Kirk from in Star Trek.
(Photo: NBC Television viaWikipedia) | Right: William Shatner in 2020.
Instead, looking into the black abyss of space filled him with grief.
In fact, he calls it among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered.
Later, Shatner would discover that he was not alone in his feelings.
What he had experienced was something calledOverview Effect.
Later, once Shatner had a better understanding of what he’d experienced, his feelings shifted.
