Inspiration 4 - A milestone in space exploration
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Inspiration 4 |
Inspiration 4 is the first-ever only civilian mission to space. This mission will begin a new era in the field of space exploration
This 3-day mission is entirely paid for by Jared Issacman, who is the commander of this Inspiration 4 Flight. He will be accompanied by Hayley Arceneaux, Christopher Sembroski, and Sian Proctor.
Inspiration 4 launch date
The crew capsule carrying the Inspiration 4 astronauts will be launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on September 15,2021.
Inspiration 4 Crew
Jared Isaacman is an American businessman and pilot. He's the founder and CEO of Shift4Payments, a payment processor.
Isaacman is taken into account as one of America’s most influential business leaders.
He has performed in over 100 airshows as a pilot.
Hayley Arceneaux
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| Hayley Arceneaux |
Hayley Arceneaux is a bone cancer survivor and also a Physician assistant.
She will be joining billionaire Jared Isaacman on SpaceX's first private spaceflight as the Chief Medical Officer.
At age 29, she could be the youngest American in space. Also, Hayley will be the first person to go to space with a prosthetic body part
Chris Sembroski
Christopher Sembroski is an Air Force veteran currently living in Everett, Washington, US.
He's now a data engineer at Lockheed Martin.
Chris Sembroski has had a great interest in space, and he is also an amateur astronomer.
Sian Proctor is a geology professor at South Mountain Community college in Arizona.
She is a major within the Civil Air Patrol where she is the aerospace education officer.
She is currently featured on a science show called Strange Evidence.
Here is an amazing video about Sian Proctor
Hello everyone, thank you for supporting my #SpaceArt & #Poetry journey. I hope you’ll check out my @Shift4Shop: https://t.co/pUOcwAwmE1 & help share my #inspiration4contest message & #poem. Let’s unleash our #Space2inspire & create a J.E.D.I. future for all of humanity. ❤️🌍👩🏾🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/JzRf6ayGcL
— Dr. Sian “Leo” Proctor (@DrSianProctor) February 26, 2021
Here are 5 crazy facts you should know about the inspiration 4 mission
1. This crew won't dock with the International Space Station.
The crew capsule housing the 4 astronauts, won't dock with the International Space Station.
They will stay in Orbit for about 3 days until their reentry
2. They will have the best view no one has ever experienced
As there is no docking, the docking mechanism used in the crew capsule is now modified into a curved window called the cupola.
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| Inspiration 4 windows |
From this window, they will get the best view of our planet. This is one of the biggest windows ever to be sent to space.
3. They will go higher than any astronaut
The International Space Station is at an altitude of 400 km. The Hubble Telescope is at 520 km.
The inspiration crew capsule will be stationed in orbit at an altitude of 570 km.
Previously astronauts have been to the moon, ISS, and the Hubble Space Telescope but no one has been stationed at an altitude of 570 km.
This will be the farthest distance
4. This entire mission is a fundraising campaign
There are a lot of critics that say space travel is a waste of money.
Jared Issacman said that this mission will raise funds and awareness for St Jude children's Research Hospital.
That is the same Hospital where Hayley, the chief medical officer of this mission got her treatment.
5. Netflix made a documentary series on this mission
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| Inspiration Netflix Documentary |
As this is a very exciting moment in the space industry, Netflix has made a 5 episode documentary on this mission.
The first two episodes are out and the next two episodes will be released on September 13, 2021.
You should definitely check out this documentary here.
This is a mission of many firsts. What do you think about this mission?
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