On Wednesday SpaceX is all set in motion to launch four people into space. It is a three-day mission that is the first to orbit the Earth with solely private citizens on board, as Elon Musk’s company enters into the space tourism endeavor.
A few days apart in July, the Inspiration4 mission saw billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos cross the final frontier, on Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin spaceships.
An American billionaire Jared Isaacman a seasoned pilot and a 38-year-old founder and CEO of payment processing company Shift4 Payment chartered the SpaceX flight. It is said that he paid SpaceX ten million dollars but the exact price hasn’t been disclosed. The mission alone is far more assertive in scope than the few feathery minutes Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin customers can buy.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon intends to fly further than the orbit of the International Space Station.
Isaacman stated about the mission in an episode of a Netflix that “The risk is not zero”. He further stated saying, “You’re riding a rocket at 17,500 miles (28,000 kilometers) per hour around the Earth and in that kind of environment there are risks.”
SpaceX has so far given no fewer than ten astronauts expedition to the ISS instead of NASA – but this will be the first time taking inexpert astronauts.
Furthermore, Isaac man as the mission commander selected three non-public figures for the expedition over an operation that was first aired at the Super Bowl in February.
Hayley Arceneaux represents ‘’hope’’ as the youngest childhood bone cancer survivor and she will become the first person with a prosthetic to go to space.
The 29-year-old girl was picked because she works as a Physician Assistant in Memphis for St. Jude’s Hospital, the charitable beneficiary of Inspiration4.
Chris Sembroski, a 42 old represents “generosity” as he is a former US Air Force veteran who now works in the aviation industry.
“Prosperity” is represented by Sian Proctor, a 51-year-old earth science professor and she will be the only fourth African American woman to go to space.
The team’s training has lasted months and has included experiencing high G force on a separator – a giant arm that rotates rapidly.
They have also gone for a high altitude, snowy trek on Mount Rainier in the northwestern United States and also gone on parabolic flights to experience lightness for a few seconds. Even so, the flight itself will be fully independent they spent time at the SpaceX base.
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