Sending four civilian into orbit, Inspiration4 mission will bring space tourism one step closer to reality
3 years, 6 months ago

Sending four civilian into orbit, Inspiration4 mission will bring space tourism one step closer to reality

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The mission’s emphasis on public involvement and the fact that Inspiration4 will send regular people into orbit for three days make it a milestone in space tourism. Organized and funded by entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, the Inspiration4 mission touts itself as “the first all-civilian mission to orbit” and represents a new type of space tourism. From my perspective as a space policy expert, the mission’s emphasis on public involvement and the fact that Inspiration4 will send regular people into orbit for three days make it a milestone in space tourism. While Bezos’ and Branson’s flights brought on criticism of billionaire playboys in space, Inspiration4 has tried – with mixed results – to make space tourism more relatable.

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Who is Jared Isaacman? The billionaire pilot who just completed the first private spacewalk with SpaceX
6 months, 1 week ago

Who is Jared Isaacman? The billionaire pilot who just completed the first private spacewalk with SpaceX

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “SpaceX, back at home we all have a lot of work to do, …

SpaceX to launch historic mission featuring first private spacewalk
6 months, 3 weeks ago

SpaceX to launch historic mission featuring first private spacewalk

Hindustan Times  

SpaceX is poised for another attempt at launching a daring orbital expedition featuring an all-civilian crew that is aiming to carry out the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens. HT Image The Polaris Dawn mission, organized by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman is now set to lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a four-hour window beginning on Wednesday …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches latest crew of astronauts to ISS
2 years, 10 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches latest crew of astronauts to ISS

Al Jazeera  

The launch comes after the company and NASA successfully completed the first civilian trip to the space station. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk‘s rocket company SpaceX has launched four astronauts into orbit as part of a NASA mission to the International Space Station. Kathy Lueders, NASA’s space operations mission chief, said the crew was likely “one of the most diversified” in …

SpaceX shares moment Inspiration4 all-civilian crew saw Earth from space for the first time
3 years, 5 months ago

SpaceX shares moment Inspiration4 all-civilian crew saw Earth from space for the first time

Daily Mail  

SpaceX has shared footage of the moment its all-civilian Inspiration4 crew saw Earth from space for the first time, on board the Crew Dragon space capsule. The all-civilian crew of SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission said the trip to space was 'awe-inspiring' and 'emotional' in their first interview since returning to Earth earlier this week. SpaceX 's Crew Dragon spaceship was equipped …

Elon Musk taunts Joe Biden as ‘sleeping’ for ignoring SpaceX success
3 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk taunts Joe Biden as ‘sleeping’ for ignoring SpaceX success

Live Mint  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a pot shot at President Joe Biden on Sunday, the day after his private spaceflight, SpaceX, completed a historic mission as the first all-civilian flight crew. One of Musk’s followers on Twitter asked him, “The President of the United States has refused to even acknowledge the 4 newest American astronauts who helped raise hundreds of …

SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew detail 'emotional' mission in first interview since returning to Earth
3 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew detail 'emotional' mission in first interview since returning to Earth

Daily Mail  

The all-civilian crew of SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission described their three-day trip to space as 'awe-inspiring' and 'emotional' in their first interview since returning to Earth. The all-civilian crew of SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission said the three-day trip to space was 'awe-inspiring' and 'emotional' in their first interview since returning to Earth 'That last view of the Earth in the cupola made …

SpaceX's Inspiration4 Returns After 3 Days in Orbit
55 years, 2 months ago

SpaceX's Inspiration4 Returns After 3 Days in Orbit

Wired  

After spending three days about 360 miles above the ground, the all-civilian crew of SpaceX’s Inspiration4 have returned to Earth. Your mission has shown the world that space is for all of us and that everyday people can make extraordinary impacts in the world around them,” came the voice of SpaceX quality engineer Andy Tran, who was one of the …

SpaceX tourists interact with actor Tom Cruise while orbiting the Earth, give update on space flight
3 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX tourists interact with actor Tom Cruise while orbiting the Earth, give update on space flight

Firstpost  

The craft, which blasted off from Florida on 15 September is scheduled to end its three-day voyage with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean at 4.06 pm Pacific time on Saturday, 18 September Four space tourists who were orbiting the Earth in a SpaceX capsule spoke to Hollywood star Tom Cruise on Friday, 17 September. pic.twitter.com/5YTfyRZhrd — Inspiration4 September 17, …

Inspiration(al) says world as four civilians return to Earth after three-day trip to heavens
3 years, 6 months ago

Inspiration(al) says world as four civilians return to Earth after three-day trip to heavens

India Today  

When Lex Fridman, an AI researcher working on autonomous vehicles with the MIT, expressed that he hopes to travel to space one day before he dies, Elon Musk replied "missions like Inspiration-4 help advance spaceflight to enable ultimately anyone to go to orbit & beyond." Crew members commander Jared Isaacman, pilot Sian Proctor, medical officer Hayley Arceneaux and mission specialist …

Inspiration4 Crew Returns To Earth, Splashing Down In The Atlantic Off Florida Coast
3 years, 6 months ago

Inspiration4 Crew Returns To Earth, Splashing Down In The Atlantic Off Florida Coast

NPR  

Inspiration4 Crew Returns To Earth, Splashing Down In The Atlantic Off Florida Coast Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP Elon Musk's SpaceX set another aerospace first by launching Inspiration4, the first all-civilian mission to orbit, into space Wednesday. The Dragon spacecraft and its crew splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast at 7:07 p.m. SpaceX said …

First of many as SpaceX sends all-civilian crew into orbit
3 years, 6 months ago

First of many as SpaceX sends all-civilian crew into orbit

Live Mint  

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying four space tourists blasted off on Wednesday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first mission to orbit the globe with an all-civilian crew. Around 12 minutes later, the Dragon capsule separated from the rocket's send stage as the crew entered orbit, while the re-usable first stage made its way back …

SpaceX launches amateur crew on private Earth-circling trip
3 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX launches amateur crew on private Earth-circling trip

Al Jazeera  

SpaceX’s first private flight has been launched into orbit with two contest winners, a healthcare worker and their rich sponsor on board, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism. The Dragon capsule’s two men and two women are looking to spend three days circling the planet from an unusually high orbit – 160km higher than the International Space Station …

The 1st All-Civilian Crew Has Launched To Orbit The Earth
3 years, 6 months ago

The 1st All-Civilian Crew Has Launched To Orbit The Earth

NPR  

The 1st All-Civilian Crew Has Launched To Orbit The Earth For the first time, a group of all civilians, four in total, have launched in a SpaceX mission to orbit the planet. By going into orbit, the crew of four will travel further into space than the recent privately funded Blue Origin mission that had Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff …

Here are the eight space tourism options that will give you a taste for the unknown
3 years, 6 months ago

Here are the eight space tourism options that will give you a taste for the unknown

Firstpost  

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has four private space tours - Inspiration4, AX-1, space adventure and dearMoon - lined up with various private players travelling to the moon or orbiting the earth. SpaceX INSPIRATION4 Elon Musk’s company is set this week to send four passengers to space, for a total of three days. The mission, which is to last 10 days in …

Here’s what is on offer in the world of space tourism
3 years, 6 months ago

Here’s what is on offer in the world of space tourism

Live Mint  

A few minutes of weightlessness, or a few days. SpaceX INSPIRATION4: Elon Musk's company is set this week to send four passengers to space, for a total of three days. The mission, which is to last 10 days in total and named Ax-1, is being organized by the company Axiom Space, which has signed up for three more future flights …

SpaceX gets ready to launch first all-civilian crew to orbit
3 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX gets ready to launch first all-civilian crew to orbit

Live Mint  

Yet another billionaire entrepreneur is set to ride into space this week, strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship, as part of an astro-tourist team poised to make history as the first all-civilian crew launched into Earth orbit. In this file photo, Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman, founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments, stands in front of …

Countdown Inspiration4 Mission To Space Netflix Series On Elon Musk 1st SpaceX All-Civilian Spaceflight Check Dates
3 years, 6 months ago

Countdown Inspiration4 Mission To Space Netflix Series On Elon Musk 1st SpaceX All-Civilian Spaceflight Check Dates

ABP News  

New Delhi: Famous entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX planned a spaceflight ‘Inspiration4’ for four people, which will be the first human spaceflight to orbit Earth with exclusively private citizens on board. Netflix announced a docuseries about the spaceflight ‘Countdown Inspiration4 Mission To Space’. Netflix also shared an update about the docuseries on their social media and revealed that the netizens can …

What Is Inspiration4? 5 Things To Know About First-Ever All-Civilian SpaceX Mission To Space | EXPLAINED
3 years, 6 months ago

What Is Inspiration4? 5 Things To Know About First-Ever All-Civilian SpaceX Mission To Space | EXPLAINED

ABP News  

New Delhi: On September 15, four civilians will blast off into space as part of the Inspiration4 mission of SpaceX and NASA. The mission will be launched from Launch Complex 39A of the Kennedy Space Center, which was the embarkation point for the Apollo and Space Shuttle Missions, and also the Crew Dragon Demo-2 Mission. Hence, the docking port of …

SpaceX's first all civilian mission to launch on Sept 15 led by billionaire Isaacman
3 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX's first all civilian mission to launch on Sept 15 led by billionaire Isaacman

India Today  

Months after Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin launched tourists into space under Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos respectively, Elon Musk is trying to catch up. The mission will have four civilians on board the Crew Dragon capsule led by Billionaire Jared Issacman, the founder of Shift4 Payments. Jared Isaacman, the billionaire tech entrepreneur who will command the mission said, “The …

SpaceX's first all-civilian mission to launch on September 15
3 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX's first all-civilian mission to launch on September 15

India TV News  

SpaceX's first all-civilian mission to launch on September 15 Early this year in February, SpaceX announced the charity-driven mission named Inspiration4, which will be commanded by tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and will have three others. SpaceX, run by tech billionaire Elon Musk-run, is all set to launch to orbit its first all-civilian mission ‘Inspiration4 on September 15. Early this year …

Inspiration4: All-civilian crew on SpaceX's first privately-funded flight to orbit, revealed
3 years, 11 months ago

Inspiration4: All-civilian crew on SpaceX's first privately-funded flight to orbit, revealed

Firstpost  

A billionaire’s private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college friend actually won a spot but gave him the prize. Isaacman also revealed some details about his Inspiration4 mission, as the four gathered Tuesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Chris Sembroski, from left to right, Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux and …

SpaceX reveals 2nd crew member of all-civilian space mission
4 years ago

SpaceX reveals 2nd crew member of all-civilian space mission

India TV News  

Hayley Arceneaux, a 29-year-old physician assistant at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the US will be the second crew member of Inspiration4, the world's first all-civilian mission to space, SpaceX has announced. Isaacman, the 38-year-old founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments and an accomplished pilot, donated two of the four seats on Inspiration4 to St. Jude, including the seat …

SpaceX aims to launch ‘all-civilian’ trip into orbit
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX aims to launch ‘all-civilian’ trip into orbit

The Hindu  

SpaceX announced Monday it's aiming to launch this year the first all-civilian mission into Earth's orbit, led by a tech billionaire who plans to raffle off one of the spots aboard the craft. All three crewmembers "will receive commercial astronaut training by SpaceX on the Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft," as well as orbital mechanics and stress testing, …

SpaceX to launch world's first commercial civilian space mission by the end of 2021: Details
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX to launch world's first commercial civilian space mission by the end of 2021: Details

Op India  

On Monday, Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced that they will carry 4 civilians to the Earth’s orbit by the fourth quarter of this year. Dubbed as ‘Inspiration4’ by SpaceX, it is the first commercial civilian mission to space. The multi-day mission will be launched from Kennedy Space Center’s historic Launch Complex 39A and travel across the low orbit of the Earth. …

SpaceX announces first-ever non-astronaut space flight crew
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX announces first-ever non-astronaut space flight crew

CNN  

Austin, Texas CNN Business — Jared Isaacman, an entrepreneur behind a payment processing startup, is funding a multimillion trip to space aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which could be the first-ever orbital flight crewed entirely by non-astronauts. Isaacman added that this mission, dubbed Inspiration4, with the “4” referencing the number of crew members, “is the realization of a lifelong …

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