{"id":22629,"date":"2021-08-03T00:17:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T16:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/inspiration4-crew-sign-their-booster-as-more-flight-training-is-underway-for-their-launch\/"},"modified":"2021-08-03T00:17:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T16:17:13","slug":"inspiration4-crew-sign-their-booster-as-more-flight-training-is-underway-for-their-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/inspiration4-crew-sign-their-booster-as-more-flight-training-is-underway-for-their-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration4 crew sign their booster as more flight training is underway for their launch"},"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=1503\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"inspiration4 signed booster\" 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=\"16733\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/08\/01\/inspiration4-crew-sign-their-booster-as-more-flight-training-is-underway-for-their-launch\/inspiration4_signedbooster\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1363\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Inspiration4_SignedBooster\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, SpaceX and Inspiration4 both shared images of the crew signing their booster, after arriving for another week of training. The new tradition was started by the members of NASA\u2019s Crew-2 mission, the first crew to fly on a flight-proven booster.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-16728\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inspiration4-crew-in-florida-to-continue-training\">Inspiration4 crew in Florida to continue training<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past few months, Jared Issacman and the three other crew members of Inspiration4 have been training across the US for their trip to space. While Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin offer short training prior to their customers\u2019 flights, SpaceX and the Inspiration4 team have spent months training every member of the team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The whole Inspiration4 team is receiving flight training for their Dragon Spacecraft by SpaceX. While the spaceflight will be entirely automated, they must learn what to do in the event of an emergency. Jared Issacman and Dr. Sian Proctor will be the flight\u2019s commander and pilot respectively, both have previous flight experience. Along with pilot training, training for the flight includes training in orbital mechanics, zero and high g training, and emergency training.<\/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\">This week the Inspiration4 team was in Florida for a continuation of their training. Training this past week included safety training at LC-39a, as well as egress and water survival training with the Dragon Capsule. While this week was certainly a busy one between training and meetings, the crew also spent time with their families and took two \u2018orbits\u2019 around the world at Epcot. This coming week will be packed with more training, including a 30-hour long simulation and time in fighter jets.<\/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-16728',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-signing-the-falcon-9-booster\">Signing the Falcon 9 booster<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something that started with Crew 2, the first crewed flight on a reflown booster, the Inspirstion4 team signed their booster. While the booster Inspiration4 will use is unconfirmed, it\u2019s a dirty one. The photos showed a large amount of soot\/scorching on the side of the booster. One possibility for the booster would be B1061, which previously flew NASA\u2019s Crew-1 and Crew-2 missions. That booster has flown 3 times, proving its ability to safely fly to space.<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a4b4d24c23f0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a4b4d24c23f0\" class=\"tiled-gallery__item wp-block-image--obfuscated wp-lightbox-container\" style=\"height:-6.666666666666666px;width:-4.666666666666666px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 4 in full-screen\" alt=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\" style=\"right: 16px; 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top: 16px;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a4b4d24c2768&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a4b4d24c2768\" class=\"tiled-gallery__item wp-block-image--obfuscated wp-lightbox-container\" style=\"height:-1px;width:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 4 of 4 in full-screen\" alt=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\" style=\"right: 16px; top: 16px;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><em>Inspiration4 crew signing their booster at SpaceX\u2019s Kennedy Space Center facility. Credit: Inspiration4\/John Kraus<\/em><\/h6>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the cupola installed on Dragon Capsule Resilience at KSC, progress is moving quickly toward the launch of Inspiration4 in September of this year. This flight will be the next crewed launch from the US into orbit and marks the first orbital crewed mission not visiting a space station since the last Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission by Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2009. For now, the Inspiration4 crew continues their flight training before their launch.<\/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<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/unistellar-telescope.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17371\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, SpaceX and Inspiration4 both shared images of the crew signing their booster, after arriving for another week of training. The new tradition was started by the members of NASA\u2019s Crew-2 mission, the first crew to fly on a flight-proven booster. Inspiration4 crew in Florida to continue training Over the past few months, Jared [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22629"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22629\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}