Nothing stops SpaceX. US billionaire airline Elon Musk said in a statement, Monday 1is being February, it plans to launch its first space tourism mission for the fourth quarter of 2021.
The mission, codenamed Inspiration4, will be carried out using a reusable Falcon 9 rocket, launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On board will be Jared Isaacman, founder and president of Shift4 Payments, the group’s first space tourist. Jared Isaacman, 37, opens the door to running for the three seats next to him on the Dragon capsule, in Members of the common people whose identities will be announced in the coming weeks., Outlines the press release.
Mr. Isaacman announced that he plans to use the private trip to raise $ 200 million (roughly € 165 million) for the St Jude Foundation working on childhood illnesses. A St Jude Medical Officer has already been selected for the assignment. There are two classes of possible seats: the seat ‘Generosity’ Can be obtained, after drawing, a donation to the Foundation, while the headquarters ‘Boom’ It can be gained by sharing his entrepreneurship story. The competition is open to residents of the United States over the age of 18. Site was created at the address Inspiration4.com, So that people can apply for the remaining places.
It orbits the Earth every 90 minutes
The four people “You will receive commercial astronaut training from SpaceX”. According to the company, the mission will last from two to four days, and space tourists will orbit Earth every 90 minutes. After the mission, the capsule will enter the atmosphere and land in waters off the coast of Florida.
Last week, Axiom Space, an American airline based in Houston, Texas, revealed the names of three businesspeople who will pay $ 55 million each (about 45 million euros) to get to the International Space Station next January on board the SpaceX Dragon capsule. A Japanese businessman has struck a deal with SpaceX to fly to the Moon.
In November 2020, four astronauts were successfully placed into orbit by SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, before joining the International Space Station.. A week earlier, the Dragon capsule had become the first spacecraft to receive NASA accreditation from the Space Shuttle 40 years ago.
NASA refocuses on the moon and Mars
NASA switched to SpaceX and Boeing after it ended the Space Shuttle program in 2011, which failed to fulfill its goal of making space travel safe and inexpensive. The US agency plans to spend more than $ 8 billion by 2024 on its commercial staff program, hoping that the private sector will meet the needs. Low orbits From NASA so that the latter can focus on missions back to the moon, and then to Mars.
In addition to its first mission of space tourism, SpaceX plans to launch two more manned aircraft for NASA in 2021. Including one in the spring with French astronaut Thomas Pesquet on board.
Founded it The Richest Man On Earth Elon Musk In 2002, SpaceX has now overtaken rival Boeing, whose space program has found itself in difficulty After failed tests of the unmanned Starliner capsule in December 2019.
