April 26, 2024

Netflix to livestream SpaceX’s Inspiration4 all-civilian launch with celebrity-packed countdown event

Are you counting down to SpaceXs Inspiration4 launch this week? Netflix definitely is and you can join Karamo of “Queer Eye,” acclaimed journalist Soledad OBrien and astronauts to commemorate the launch in a livestream event.On Wednesday night (Sept. 15), you can join Netflixs virtual party of star visitors and astronauts to send off the Inspiration4 crew live ahead of their launch to orbit. The live stream is provided by Netflix, which is airing a new docuseries “Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space,” following the team of Inspiration4 in real-time as they prepare to launch to area. Enjoy the 90-minute live program, beginning at 8 p.m. EDT (0020 GMT Sept. 16), reside in the window above, thanks to Netflix, or directly through Netflixs YouTube page. Inspiration4 is set to take off no earlier than 8:02 p.m. EDT (0022 GMT Thursday, Sept. 16) from NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Live updates: SpaceXs Inspiration4 personal all-civilian orbital missionRelated: Inspiration4: When to see and what to knowInspiration4 will bring 4 civilians to orbit, who will likewise be featured in Wednesdays livestream ahead of their space journey: Inspiration4 leader Jared Isaacman, a tech billionaire who chartered the flight aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon automobile; pilot Sian Proctor, an Afrofuturism artist, geoscientist and science communicator; medical officer Hayley Arceneaux, a St. Jude doctor assistant and childhood cancer survivor; and objective specialist Chris Sembroski, a data engineer and Air Force veteran.On Sept. 15 Netflix is hosting a livestream to celebrate the Inspiration4 launch. (Image credit: Netflix/Inspiration4)Netflixs livestream special with Brown and OBrien will also consist of former NASA astronauts Leland Melvin, Cady Coleman and Ron Garan. The live event will also include Times editor-at-large Jeffrey Kluger who will be reporting live from Kennedy Space Center.Additional star appearances will consist of stars who appear in Netflix series consisting of “Lost in Space,” “Shadow and Bone,” “Another Life,” “The Baby-Sitters Club,” “Baking Impossible,” “Bling Empire,” “The Chair,” “The Circle,” “Family Reunion,” “Floor is Lava,” “Love Is Blind,” “My Unorthodox Life,” “Never Have I Ever,” “On My Block” and “To All the Boys Ive Loved Before.”The Inspiration4 mission will carry the 4 civilians to orbit for three days as part of the first-ever totally civilian crew to introduce to orbit which also intends to raise funds and awareness for St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, which deals with and investigates pediatric cancers and diseases.Todays best Netflix dealsEmail Chelsea Gohd at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter @chelsea_gohd. Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom and on Facebook.