Glen de Vries, the pilot who flew to space with William Shatner last month, was killed in a small plane crash Thursday afternoon in New Jersey. MORE: Blue Origin recap: William Shatner 'overwhelmed' by 'moving' trip to spaceBoth the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board confirmed they are investigating the crash of the Cessna plane. MORE: William Shatner channels Captain Kirk for historic Blue Origin space flightDe Vries blasted off into space on a Blue Origin rocket from West Texas alongside Shatner, best known for playing Captain Kirk in "Star Trek." "We are devastated to hear of the sudden passing of Glen de Vries," Blue Origin said in a statement on Twitter. "We have a lifetime of stuff to understand..."Pilot who flew with William Shatner to space killed in plane crash originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News November 12, 2021 21:51 UTC