” Few have come previously, and many are about to follow,” Inspiration4 Cmdr. Jared Issacman stated from inside the Crew Dragon spacecraft, referring to civilians in space. The 4 Inspiration4 astronauts wave and offer thumbs up indications to the video camera inside SpaceXs Crew Dragon Resilience as they wait for launch atop NASAs Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 15, 2021. They will take a trip to an altitude of 357 miles (575 km) above the Earth, which is actually higher than both the area station and the Hubble Space Telescope. (Image credit: Inspiration4/John Kraus) Among their training efforts, the crew trained for a barrage of medical and scientific experiments they will carry out in area, ultrasounds, and other medical examinations like keeping track of blood oxygen levels as well as pulse and heart rate, which will help broaden our knowledge of how microgravity affects the human body. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX has always stated its overarching objective is to make space travel more accessible.
” Few have actually come previously, and numerous are about to follow,” Inspiration4 Cmdr. Jared Issacman stated from inside the Crew Dragon spacecraft, referring to civilians in area. The 4 Inspiration4 astronauts wave and offer thumbs up indications to the video camera inside SpaceXs Crew Dragon Resilience as they wait for launch atop NASAs Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 15, 2021. They will take a trip to an elevation of 357 miles (575 km) above the Earth, which is in fact greater than both the space station and the Hubble Space Telescope.