The SpaceX of Elon Musk has recently announced to launch its first all civilian mission to space.
Highlights:
♦ SpaceX is planning to launch Inspiration4 on Falcon 9.
♦ This will be the world's first fully commercial astronaut mission.
♦ The spacecraft will begin orbiting in the fourth quarter of this year.
♦ The mission will be launched from the 39A Launch Complex at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
About the mission
♦ The mission is named Inspiration4.
♦ The name is in recognition of the four crew members mission that inspired support for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
♦ It also seeks the possibility of sending humanitarian messages.
♦ Jude's multi-billion dollar expansion plan aims to accelerate research progress and save children around the world.
♦ SpaceX will provide commercial astronaut training for the Inspiration4 crew on the Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
♦ It will also provide training for the Dragon spacecraft through orbital mechanics, zero gravity, microgravity operation and other stress tests.
♦ The mission will orbit the earth along a customized flight path every 90 minutes.
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