William Shatner Calls Out Prince William on Space Exploration – Greek Reporter

You can build a base 250, 280 miles above the Earth and send that power down here, and they catch it, and they then use it, and its there, Shatner said, insisting that the prince was not considering how space exploration could potentially improve life on Earth.

Shatner believes that somebody as rich as Jeff Bezos needs to make the first move by saying, Lets go up there, in order to break ground on Earth by exploring what space has to offer.

The prince is missing the point, Shatner added. The point is these are the baby steps to show people its very practical. You can send somebody like me up into space.

Prince William sharply criticized space tourism and billionaires going into space in an interview with the BBC earlier this week.

In his opinion, these entrepreneurs, including Sir Richard Branson, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, who are introducing space tourism to the world via their own rocket trips to space, should use their wealth to address environmental criseson Earth.

Prince Williams ideas on the state of the climate in general and space tourism in particular, part of an exclusive interview with the BBC, came on the heels of an earlier interview by his father, Prince Charles, who spoke at length to the BBC at his familys estate in Balmoral.

For his part, Prince William stated We need some of the worlds greatest brains and minds fixed on trying to repair this planet, not trying to find the next place to go and live.

It really is quite crucial to be focusing on this [planet] rather than giving up and heading out into space to try and think of solutions for the future, he added.

The 39-year-old royal, who is second in line to the throne, had also said that in the past there have been clever speak, clever words but not enough action in the campaign against climate change.

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William Shatner Calls Out Prince William on Space Exploration - Greek Reporter