{"id":22517,"date":"2021-09-16T21:21:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T13:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/update-succesful-launch-and-dragon-deployment-spacex-inspiration4-to-become-the-first-all-civilian-mission-to-orbit\/"},"modified":"2021-09-16T21:21:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T13:21:48","slug":"update-succesful-launch-and-dragon-deployment-spacex-inspiration4-to-become-the-first-all-civilian-mission-to-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/update-succesful-launch-and-dragon-deployment-spacex-inspiration4-to-become-the-first-all-civilian-mission-to-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"[Update: Succesful launch and Dragon deployment] SpaceX Inspiration4 to become the first all-civilian mission to orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"20062\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/09\/15\/next-launch-spacex-inspiration4-to-become-the-first-all-civilian-mission-to-orbit\/i4johnkraus_inspiriation4dressrehersal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"I4JohnKraus_Inspiriation4DressRehersal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\n\n<p>Credit: Inspiration4 \/ John Kraus<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&#8243;><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\tCredit: Inspiration4 \/ John Kraus\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long-awaited Inspiration4 mission will launch this week from the historic LC-39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center. The flight, paid for by Shift4 founder and CEO Jared Issacman, will carry Issacman along with 3 other civilians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the months we have come to know Issacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Dr. Sian Proctor, and Chris Sembroski. This week a new era of spaceflight begins as these four take to the sky inside a SpaceX Dragon capsule as the company\u2019s first commercial astronaut mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date:<\/strong>&nbsp;Wednesday, September 15th, 8:02 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-19951\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rocket:<\/strong>&nbsp;SpaceX Falcon 9 (B1062-3)<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-19951',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Capsule:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dragon Resilience (C207-2)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Crew<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jared Issacman<\/td>\n<td>Commander<\/td>\n<td>CEO of Shift4 Payments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dr. Sian Proctor<\/td>\n<td>Pilot<\/td>\n<td>Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hayley Arceneaux<\/td>\n<td>Medical Officer<\/td>\n<td>Physician Assistant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chris Sembrowski<\/td>\n<td>Mission Specialist<\/td>\n<td>Data Engineer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Launch Pad:<\/strong>&nbsp;LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Destination:<\/strong>&nbsp;Low Earth Orbit<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Landing Site:<\/strong>&nbsp;Just Read The Instructions, Atlantic Ocean<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-capsule\">The Capsule<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SpaceX\u2019s Crew Dragon capsule is a crew-rated variant of the Dragon 2 capsule used to shuttle cargo to the International Space Station as part of NASA\u2019s Commercial Resupply contract. The first Crew Dragon took flight in March of 2019 for a week-long test in space, this was followed by an in-flight abort test and crewed test flight before being certified by NASA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dragon capsule, while originally designed to land propulsively, splashes down in the ocean under the descent of four parachutes and can be reused for future crewed missions.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dragon-resilience\">Dragon Resilience<\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will be the second flight for Dragon Resilience. Its first was SpaceX Crew-1 in November of 2020. For Inspiration4\u2019s launch, the Dragon will have some special hardware that is unique to this mission. Instead of being outfitted with a docking adapter for the space station, Resilience will have a large domed window the crew can use to gaze out of. Similar to the International Space Station\u2019s Cupula module, it will allow the crew a great view of Earth below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resilience was named by the members of Crew-1 in honor of everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic. After this flight, SpaceX plans to use it for another milestone commercial mission, Axiom-1, the first private mission to the ISS.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-rocket\">The Rocket<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket is the workhorse of commercial launches into Earth orbit. The partially reusable rocket is powered by 9 Merlin engines on the first stage and a single vacuum optimized Merlin on the second stage. The Falcon 9 has launched a total of 125 times with a 98% success rate, making it a highly trusted vehicle among the commercial, scientific, and defense sectors.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-booster\">The Booster<\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Booster 1062 has launched a total of two times, its first being GPS III SV04 back in November of 2020. B1062\u2019s second mission launched in June of this year and was also a GPS III payload for the US Space Force. This mission will be the first crewed flight on a three-times flown booster.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-launch-weather\">Launch weather<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Late Tuesday evening Space Launch Delta 45 updated the L-1 day weather report. The weather for launch day has remained the same with an 80% probability of good conditions. Inspiration4\u2019s launch weather concerns have been updated to be with the anvil cloud rule and flight through precipitation. The 24-hour delay window has also received an update to the probability, which is now at 70% favorable weather. Concerns for the backup day are flight through precipitation and the debris cloud rule. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More concerns to look out for are moderate booster recovery and low-moderate onshore winds, which are not included in SLD 45\u2019s probabilities. The next weather report will come out as required.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inspiration4-launch-updates\">Inspiration4 launch updates<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 8:25 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> That\u2019s all for today\u2019s live blog coverage of SpaceX\u2019s Inspiration4 launch. Stay tuned to SpaceExplored.com for updates over the next few days while the crew is in orbit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 8:19 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Zero-G indicator confirmed! Looks to be like a Golden Retriever, similar to the service dogs they have at St. Jude.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 8:16 p.m. EDT:<\/strong>  Dragon Resilience has been deployed from the second stage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 250px; height: 375px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=SethKurk&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1438295586973708288&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2021%2F09%2F15%2Fnext-launch-spacex-inspiration4-to-become-the-first-all-civilian-mission-to-orbit%2F&amp;sessionId=4c17e5e87214b602148d2274e550e25e7ff90a23&amp;siteScreenName=space_explored&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=500px\" data-tweet-id=\"1438295586973708288\"><\/iframe><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 8:13 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Booster 1062 has successfully landed on Of Course I Still Love You for the third time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 8:12 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> SECO-1: Second engine cut-off 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 8:11 p.m. EDT:<\/strong>  Stage 1 has completed its entry burn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 8:08 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> T+5 minutes, Inspiration4\u2019s trajectory is still nominal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 8:06 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> MECO: Main engine cut-off, this is followed by stage separation and ignitions of the second stage engine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; 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Falcon 9 is fully field and ready for launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 8:01 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Stage 1 liquid oxygen is complete and configured for terminal count.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 7:59 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> The Falcon\u2019s strong back has begun retracting to its launch pre-launch position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 7:57 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Stage 1 RP-1 load is complete.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 7:56<\/strong> <strong>p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Engine Chill: A small amount of liquid oxygen will flow through the 9 Merlin engines to get them ready for ignition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 7:52 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> T-10 minutes, filling of liquid oxygen continues and fueling of RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) has been completed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 7:47 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Liquid oxygen has begun fueling on the second stage, it has already been fueling the first stage for some time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 7:44 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> T-20 minutes, the second stage fuel tank is full and all items are still GO for launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 7:39 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Here is the flight profile for tonights launch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/780l3-9npuRW5MNq.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 7:29 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Fueling has begun on the Falcon 9 rocket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 7:23 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Dragon\u2019s abort system is now armed. Fueling of the rocket should begin shortly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 7:22 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Crew has been given the command to close and lock their suit\u2019s visors and arm the abort system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 7:21 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Crew access arm has been fully retracted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 7:20 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Teams have given a GO for retracting of the crew access arm and arming of the Dragon abort system. All systems remain GO for launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 7:15 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> T-50 minutes from launch, the weather looks to make for a beautiful launch night and launch teams are preparing for a GO\/NO-GO poll for fuel loading.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 6:22 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> SpaceX close-out crews have closed the hatch to SpaceX\u2019s Dragon Resilience. We are now 2 hours away from launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 5:25 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> All four crew members are inside the seat and are finishing up being scraped in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 5:20 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> The YouTube fundraiser for St. Jude is now over $100,000 in donations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 5:18 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Commander Jared Issacman and Mission Specialist Chris Sembroski have joined at the end of the access arm for wall signing and ingress. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 5:13 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Medical Officer Hayley Arceneaux and Pilot Sian Proctor are currently walking down the crew access arm.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 5:09 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> The crew have now arrived at Level 255 (255 feet above the surface) and have begun making their final phone calls to love ones before launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 5:04 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> After the short ride the Teslas have arrived at the bottom of LC-39A\u2019s support tower.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 5:00 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> The Inspiration4 crew has walked out from the Falcon Support Building for their final Tesla ride to the launch pad. It should be a short drive since the building is right outside the gates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 4:48 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> Videos of the crew now show the crew finishing putting on their suits.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 4:35 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> The YouTube fundraiser for St. Jude has not hit over $50,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 4:04 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> The crew has arrived at SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Support Building near LC-39A.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 4:04 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> At just past T-4 hours, SpaceX teams are still working on an 8:02 p.m. EDT lift-off. They are also planning on 2 additional liftoff times within today\u2019s five-hour window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 4:02 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> For those that do now know what Hanger X is, this is the facility SpaceX is now using for refurbishing their Falcon 9 boosters just off of Kennedy Parkway. The land has been owned by SpaceX for some time and originally built parts for early prototypes of SpaceX\u2019s Starship rocket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 3:58 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> The crew in three White Tesla Model Xs have departed from Hanger X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 3:55 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> The Inspirtion4 crew has walked out from SpaceX\u2019s Hanger X at Kennedy Space Center. The crew will now drive to LC-39A for suit-up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, September 15th, 3:42 p.m. EDT:<\/strong> T-4 hours and 20 minutes from launch of Inspiration4 and SpaceX\u2019s live stream is now live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Featured Image:<\/em><\/strong><em> Inspiration 4 \/ John Kraus<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-want-to-help-support-space-explored\">Want to help support Space Explored?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shop on&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;to support Space Explored writers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directly support Seth by becoming a member of their&nbsp;Patreon.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enjoy-reading-space-explored\">Enjoy reading Space Explored?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Help others find us by following on <strong>Apple News<\/strong> and <strong>Google News<\/strong>. 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