{"id":22242,"date":"2021-10-11T01:30:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T20:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=22242"},"modified":"2021-10-11T00:06:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T19:06:49","slug":"blue-origin-delays-william-shatners-space-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-entertainment-news\/blue-origin-delays-william-shatners-space-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Origin delays William Shatner&#8217;s space flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, Oct 10 (AFP\/APP):Blue Origin announced Sunday it was delaying an upcoming flight set to carry actor William Shatner to space due to anticipated winds.<\/p>\n<p>Shatner, who played Captain James T. 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