KEY POINTS
  • William Shatner, moments after returning to Earth from a trip just beyond the edge of space, recounted his experience in an emotional talk with Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.
  • The Canadian actor, who famously played Capt. Kirk in the original "Star Trek" series, described the spaceflight as "unbelievable" and something that "everybody in the world needs to do."
  • Bezos' company launched Shatner and three others in a New Shepard rocket on Wednesday, with the crew spending a couple minutes in microgravity during the trip to space and back.

"What you've given me is the most profound experience I can imagine."

Those were the words of William Shatner moments after returning to Earth from a trip just beyond the edge of space during an emotional talk with Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.