NASA relies on extensive Air Force support for Crew Dragon space station flights in case of a malfunction that might trigger and automated abort and an emergency descent to splashdown anywhere along a trajectory stretching from Cape Canaveral to the north Atlantic Ocean. SpaceX plans to modify the Inspiration4 Crew Dragon capsule, replacing its forward hatch with a dome-like viewing cupola. That will allow SpaceX to use the same procedures already in place for NASA missions in case of an emergency abort. Isaacman and his crewmates will follow the same general trajectory used by station-bound crews, launching into an orbit tilted 51.6 degrees to the equator. to ensure everything's safe, and that it doesn't preclude any use of this spacecraft for other missions." "It's the coolest thing ever," said Reed. The result will be an unobstructed, hemispheric view of the Earth below and stars above. Reed said the vehicle will be thoroughly inspected and refurbished for the Inspiration4 flight and equipped with a dome-like bay window in place of the docking adapter and hatch normally in place for a link up with the space station. The spacecraft is scheduled to bring its NASA crew back to Earth on April 28 And that's important."īenji Reed, who manages SpaceX's piloted missions, said the company plans to use a previously flown Falcon 9 first stage booster and the same Crew Dragon capsule - "Resilience" - that carried four NASA astronauts to the International Space Station last November. "And I think when this mission is complete, people are going to look at it and say it was the first time everyday people could go to space. "I think that should send a message of all the things to come, right? Someday in the future, 50, a hundred years from now, you're going to have a lunar base, you're going to probably have some sort of a Martian colony," Isaacman said. "I believe that history will record Inspiration4 as a pivotal moment in space exploration, as another important step towards humanity's next great rendezvous with destiny out in space," Isaacman said during a news conference with his crewmates at the base of historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Jude Children's Research Hospital Sian Proctor, an educator-artist and one-time NASA astronaut finalist and Chris Sembroski, a Seattle-based aerospace engineer. The all-civilian Inspiration4 crew atop pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (left to right): mission commander Jared Isaacman, the entrepreneur financing the mission Hayley Arceneaux, a physician's assistant at St. She will become the youngest American to fly in space. Jude where she was successfully treated for bone cancer when she was 10 years old. They will be joined by Hayley Arceneaux, a 29-year-old physician's assistant at St. He said Sian Proctor, a private pilot who holds a master's degree in geology and a doctorate in science education, will serve as his co-pilot while Chris Sembroski, a Seattle-based engineer, will serve as a mission specialist. Jude Children's Research Hospital, is a veteran jet pilot who will serve as mission commander. Jared Isaacman, who is chartering the "Inspiration4" flight in part to raise money for St. The billionaire financing a SpaceX flight that will carry the first non-professional "everyday people" into orbit in September, announced the final two members of his four-person crew Tuesday, adding an artist-educator and an aerospace worker selected in a charity-themed competition. Bone cancer survivor to join first private SpaceX flight 00:23
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