SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew departs for launchpad in signature Teslas
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - History was made on Wednesday as the world's first all-civilian crew launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule.
SpaceX’s first private flight is led by Jared Isaacman, who bankrolled the entire trip. He brought along two sweepstakes winners, Chris Sembroski and Dr. Sian Proctor, with him on the three-day, around-the-world trip, along with a health care worker who survived childhood cancer, Hayley Arceneaux.
The two men and two women will soar 100 miles higher than the space station on Wednesday night and will aim to hit an altitude of 357 miles, just above the current position of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Inspiration4 crew members to the crowd as they prepare to leave for their flight on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon at launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on September 15, 2021 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Family and friends hold a sign for Hayley Arceneaux, a physician’s assistant at St. Jude and part of the Inspiration4 civilian crew, ahead of the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Inspiration4 mission in Merritt Island, Florida, U.S., on
Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Tesla Inc., arrives ahead of the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission in Merritt Island, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. A SpaceX rocket is set
Hayley Arceneaux, a physicians assistant at St. Jude and part of the Inspiration4 civilian crew, ahead of the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Inspiration4 mission in Merritt Island, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. A SpaceX
Jared Isaacman, founder of Shift4 Payments Inc. and part of the Inspiration4 civilian crew, departs in a Tesla vehicle ahead of the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Inspiration4 mission in Merritt Island, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, Sep
US billionaire businessman and pilot Jared Isaacman waves during the Inspiration4 crew send off at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on September 15, 2021. - SpaceX is preparing to send the first all-civilian crew into Earth orbit on the evenin
US billionaire businessman and pilot Jared Isaacman stands with his family during the Inspiration4 crew send off at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on September 15, 2021. - SpaceX is preparing to send the first all-civilian crew into Earth or
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 15: Inspiration4 crew member Jared Isaacman waves to the crowd as he and Sian Proctor, Hayley Arceneaux and Chris Sembroski prepare to leave for their flight on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon at launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 15: Inspiration4 crew member Jared Isaacman kisses his wife Monica as he and Sian Proctor, Hayley Arceneaux and Chris Sembroski prepare to leave for their flight on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon at lau
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 15: Inspiration4 crew member Sian Proctor waves to the crowd as she and Jared Isaacman (R), Chris Sembroski (2nd L) and Hayley Arceneaux prepare to leave for their flight on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Drag
FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 15: A Falcon 9 rocket and a Crew Dragon capsule stand ready to launch at pad 39A at NASAâs Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida on September 15, 2021. SpaceX is scheduled to launch the first completely pr
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