Categories: Science and Technology

SpaceX launches first all-tourist crew into orbit

The Inspiration4 crew of Chris Sembroski, Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux poses while suited up for a launch rehearsal in Cape Canaveral, Florida September 12, 2021. Picture taken September 12, 2021. Inspiration4/John Kraus/Handout via REUTERS

The crew of the Inspiration4, the first-ever orbital flight crewed entirely by tourists, is now officially in orbit, according to a Livestream from SpaceX. The SpaceX rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The passengers will now spend three days aboard their 13-foot-wide Crew Dragon capsule in orbit at a 350-mile altitude.

The crew includes 38-year-old billionaire Jared Isaacman, who personally financed the trip; Hayley Arceneux, 29, a childhood cancer survivor and current St. Jude physician assistant; Sian Proctor, 51, a geologist and community college teacher with a PhD; and Chris Sembroski, a 42-year-old Lockheed Martin employee and lifelong space fan who claimed his seat through an online raffle.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams

NASA administrator: Bill Nelson.
Headquarters of NASA: Washington D.C., United States.
NASA Founded: 1 October 1958.
SpaceX founder & CEO: Elon Musk.
SpaceX Founded: 2002.
SpaceX Headquarters: California, United States of America.

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