{"id":56649,"date":"2021-09-16T17:11:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T09:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-launches-all-civilian-inspiration4-mission-in-a-major-space-travel-milestone\/"},"modified":"2021-09-16T17:11:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T09:11:47","slug":"spacex-launches-all-civilian-inspiration4-mission-in-a-major-space-travel-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-launches-all-civilian-inspiration4-mission-in-a-major-space-travel-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Launches All-Civilian Inspiration4 Mission in a Major Space Travel Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>An all-civilian crew dubbed Inspiration4 is currently orbiting the Earth in a major milestone for commercial spaceflight. <b>SpaceX<\/b> launched the crew of Inspiration4 on a Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday evening from <strong>NASA<\/strong>\u2019s Kennedy Space Center.&nbsp; The group is going through a three-day journey on a Crew Dragon spacecraft, orbiting many times around the Earth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of <b>Shift4 Payments<\/b>, is the benefactor behind the mission, which is raising money for <strong>St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital<\/strong>. Isaacman started the mission with an initial $100 million gift to St. Jude, and the mission is working to raise $200 million through February 2022. Isaacman is a jet pilot and the commander of the mission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two of the seats were chosen by St. Jude: crew member Hayley Arceneaux, a former St. Jude cancer patient who now is a physician\u2019s assistant for the hospital; and Chris Sembroski who got a spot on the crew through a St. Jude raffle. Shift4 Payments ran a contest for the final seat, and geoscientist and science communication Dr. Sian Proctor won.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur crew carries the responsibility and importance of this mission as we prepare to blast off,\u201d Isaacman said before the launch. \u201cWe have been well-prepared for the challenges ahead of us the next three days and look forward to sharing our experience with the world as we continue to bring attention to St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital here on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crew went through a variety of training activities over a six-month period, and their journey has been cataloged in a <b>Netflix<\/b> documentary series.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So far, neither SpaceX or Netflix has shared video or photos of the crew in orbit, but SpaceX posted an update on Thursday afternoon that the crew is happy, healthy, and resting comfortably. They are conducting various research experiments while on the trip. The Inspiration4 team will reenter the Earth\u2019s atmosphere for a soft water landing off the coast of Florida after three days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The journey is not only significant for its all-civilian crew, but it also marks the first free-flight Crew Dragon mission, and the first orbital human spaceflight mission that will not dock with a space station since the final Hubble mission on STS-125 in 2009.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe all-civilian Inspiration4 astronauts are paving the way for a future where space is more accessible to all who wish to go, and we are so proud that they entrusted us to fly them,\u201d said SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An all-civilian crew dubbed Inspiration4 is currently orbiting the Earth in a major milestone for commercial spaceflight. 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