SpaceX is targeting a five-hour launch window on Wednesday, September 15, opening at 8:02 p.m. EDT (Thursday, September 16 at 00:02 UTC / 02:02 CEST) for the launch of the Inspiration4 mission – the world’s first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit – aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Approximately three days after liftoff, Dragon and the Inspiration4 crew will return to Earth and splashdown at one of several possible landing sites off the Florida coast.
The Crew:
Jared Isaacman (Commander & Benefector)
Hayley Arceneaux (Hope)
Chris Sembroski (Generosity)
Dr. Sian Proctor (Prosperity)
You can learn more about the crew here:
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Inspiration4 and St. Jude
A journey to space. A cause for humanity.
Inspiration4 is the world's first all-civilian mission to orbit the Earth. St. Jude is the charitable beneficiary of Inspiration4. Our goal is to raise $200 million for kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases in honour of this mission.
You can support the St. Jude's Children Hospital here: [ Ссылка ]
Inspiration4 website: [ Ссылка ]
Once in flight, Dragon will travel to an apogee of approximately 575 kilometres — flying farther than any human spaceflight since the Hubble missions. Dragon’s new cupola observation dome will be the largest contiguous space window ever flown. The three-layer observation dome, which was extensively tested and qualified for flight in six months, replaces the mechanism used on Dragon’s previous flight to dock to the International Space Station.
It is to be expected that the live stream will start 4 hours before the lift-off (TBD).
