Written by Caroline J, Graziella L. Posted Sep 19, 2021 11:39am
On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, all eyes were on heaven and space. SpaceX launched the first space tourism mission with 4 civilians on board. This mission, dubbed “Inspiration4,” took three days. The four tourists got back to Earth well yesterday evening.
after, after Virgo Galaxy And blue origin, it’s your turn SpaceX to make the first page. Wednesday 15 September 2021, the American company specialized in the field of astronautics and space flights, which he founded Elon Muskshoot it all The first space tourism mission with on board 4 civilians. For this great historical space moment, SpaceX choose take off Falcon 9 . rocket, with celebrities at its top Dragon Crew Capsule.
baptizedInspiration 4”, so this mission had the peculiarity of carrying not professional astronauts on board, but only civilians; and to specify four: Jared Askmancaptain eye, Hayley Arsino (29 year), Christopher Sembrowski (42 years old) and Sian Proctor (51 years old). How were they chosen? If the first is a billionaire funding the trip, the other three meet very different criteria. And so, we found a childhood cancer survivor who works today as a medical assistant at a children’s hospital in Memphis, but also formerly in the US Air Force and finally as a professor of Earth sciences. , a former candidate for NASA. Being novices, budding astronauts had to undergo training, including parabolic flights, operating centrifuges, or a snowboard trek on Mount Rainier.
But then, what did their trip to orbit look like? Put space travel around the earth At an altitude of about 570 km, it is farther than the International Space Station (ISS) where it is currently located Thomas Bisket. In total, this mission lasted three days, and made it possible to collect data for future travelers.
The The first four space tourists From SpaceX unharmed Saturday night in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. Real success! In orbit at a speed of 28,000 km / h, the lucky ones have achieved more than 15 times around the earth. “It has been a journey from hell for us, and it has just begunThe captain said.
The launch was broadcast live by YouTube channel for the American company. And for fans of astronomy and the opening of space, know that a documentary film entitled “Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space‘In preparation. Dedicated to this first space tourism mission operated by SpaceX, will be produced by Netflix in partnership with time warning.
