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The last mission carried out by SpaceX called inspiration4 and it has an interesting detail: this was the first to be carried out with citizens who are not professional astronauts. But don't think that this was done just as a luxury action. 47714q
All three ordinary civilians have an important backstory that led to them earning a place on the rocket. F, more specifically in the capsule Crew Dragon. Although the idea was conceived by billionaire Jared Isaacman, there is a history involving charitable affairs. Understand the importance of the most recent mission of Elon Musk's company that just this year, managed to make three trips to space with a focus on aerospace tourism.
The Inspiration4 mission is the first carried out without professional astronauts 3u2k1k
Despite being purchased for an undisclosed price, the most recent visit to space by means of the Falcon 9 rocket has interesting backstory. Conceived by Jared Isaacman, a 38-year-old billionaire who is also the founder of the payments company Shift4 Payments, inspiration4 was a result of a fundraiser for the children's research hospital that bears the name of St. Jude, located in the state of Tennessee, USA.
With the dream of seeing space since he was little, he mentioned that he would like to fly without professional astronauts. Then, ordinary people, but with special stories, would occupy the three vacant seats on the spacecraft.
For everything to happen in the safest way, specialists from Elon Musk's company did all the piloting of Falcon 9 from Earth, this remotely. But everyone on the rocket received training in the event of any abnormality that could not be circumvented by the team on planet Earth.
Who are the people participating in SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission? 372n66
As we said, four people were of the inspiration4. Despite being ordinary people who had never thought about going to space, they have touching life stories. In addition to billionaire Jared Isaacman, there is a medical professional, a US Air Force veteran and even a geologist. Meet each of them right now.
Jeremy Isaacman: creator of the first mission without professional astronauts 4q2r4v
With the idea of carrying out a space mission in which only common people were inside the rocket, the founder of the payment company Shift4 Payments financed the entire flight, which, despite being carried out by SpaceX (from none other than Elon Musk), did not have its purchase value revealed.
At the same time, Jeremy didn't want to attract attention just by spending money on aerospace tourism, so he also chose to hold a fundraiser for the St. Jude. A greater awareness of the work of professionals was also a focus of the billionaire. In this place, several children treat cancer cases. But who was on the same rocket as Isaacman?
Hayley Arceneaux 1x456n
As a patient at St. Jude, at a very young age, the first person chosen to enter the Falcon 9 was Hayley Arcenaux. Now 29 years old, she also works on the front lines of the same place where she was treated, doing work as a medical assistant.
She was also the first person to visit the orbit of planet Earth with a prosthesis in her body, as she has a metal rod in her leg that was inserted after surgery to fight cancer. Facing bone cancer at the age of 10, Arceneaux is a true symbol that despite all the problems, our life can still prepare incredible experiences.
Chris Sembroski: The US Air Force Veteran Who Made It to Space 3u6p6r
Getting into the mission inspiration4 for an auction that managed to raise US$ 13 million (about R$ 69 million), Chris Sembroski is 42 years old and went to space without even paying the amount said in the auction. That's because he got the place on the rocket through his friends, who gave him the spot. These people donated the amount and for some reason, they couldn't travel to space.
Also working as an engineer at the aerospace company Lockheed Martin, located in the USA. It is important to that it would be useful in case of any problem that could not be solved by the SpaceX here on Earth.
Sian Proctor: geologist 6w2d3x
Despite the inspiration4 Being a mission that does not have professional astronauts, Sian almost became an astronaut in 2009, but ended up not being selected in the final round. She got last place on the rocket through a contest similar to the TV show “Shark Tank”, where entrepreneurs have to sell their business ideas.
In this case of the dispute, whoever was in the process of winning a vacancy then needed to offer a store that would be available to raise funds for St. Jude. Sian got the last space due to having a venture focused on selling crafts and poetry.
At 51, she is also a geologist and science communicator. She also mentioned that she thought about doing a painting while leaving Earth's orbit. It is worth ing that the inspiration4 was not a trip to space similar to the flights of Blue Origin, by Jeff Bezos, and the Virgin Galactic, by Richard Branson, both taking place in July. The mission carried out in the month of September was actually higher than the first two and it was possible to see the Earth from above, as if everything was one big display.
Inspiration4 duration and trajectory 4y4d5l
Carried out with the of F, in addition to the capsule Crew Dragon, the four people will be 575 km above Earth, where it is possible to see the planet in full. Despite standing taller than the billionaires who bought a ride in July of this year, this is not the highest distance the human race has reached.
In 1997, the crew that was on the space shuttle that bears the name of STS-82 it even went a little higher than that when they were going into space to work on the Hubble Space Telescope. Check out the release date:
The four will be flying over Earth's orbit for approximately three days and as the launch took place yesterday (15) at night, it is expected that the capsule Crew Dragon land between the 18th and 19th. It is important to say that this same line of capsules has already been used by four crews (there are three in total: Crew Dragon Endeavor, a cargo ship Dragon e Dragon Resilience), counting the mission people inspiration4. Isaacman will be the mission commander, Proctor will be the co-pilot and the two other people will be mission specialists, also acting as for any problems.
Despite not piloting the capsule, everyone who went into Earth orbit received special training from SpaceX to act in case of any problems. Those in space right now have the autonomy to take control of the capsule. Crew Dragon in the event of any event that is not circumvented by the remote piloting team. They were also tested, spending 30 consecutive hours in the travel simulator, where different situations were placed for them to know what to do.
In addition, it was necessary for the 4 people who went to space without professional astronauts in the same vehicle to be analyzed in several ways. Exams, ultrasounds and other procedures to find out how the body would behave when they were off Earth were done. Blood oxygen monitoring, as well as pulse and heart rate, should also be used for professionals to learn even more about how microgravity is affecting the human body. And what to do in case of adversity.
Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon 6q333p
The crew is fourth in the overall count to use the line Crew Dragon, originally built by SpaceX to transport astronauts to International Space Station. But before that, it was selected by NASA until 2011 for the same purpose, where the capsule depended on the Russian spacecraft named Soyuz.. As it does not require a pilot to make the journey, the capsule Dragon Resilience first flew in 2020 to International Space Station, where two NASA astronauts were on board and were successful. This allowed scheduled flights to be carried out with increasing frequency.
As you know, only the capsule ends up going into Earth orbit. 12 minutes after takeoff, separation from the F happened, being the first time that spacecraft of the same line were in orbit at the same time. This was also the 128th Falcon 9 flight and the second in the same week where the rocket was back to Earth undamaged.
At the same time, this is SpaceX's 92nd successful landing. It is important to say that Elon Musk's company has three drone ships, designed to be floating landing platforms. Two are on the East Coast of the USA and the other is on the West Coast, also of the USA. All are the size of a football field.
What does this mean for the future of space tourism? 65514l
Despite being an unrealistic action for many people, it is known that it is already possible to travel to Earth's orbit without necessarily being an astronaut. Everything is even better when the ships are commanded remotely as in inspiration4, where it will only be necessary for people to undergo training and exams to know if they are able to travel to space and ire the Earth from above.
A SpaceX is also working to make visits to the space increasingly accessible. One of the practices is the development of rockets like the F, cheaper and more reliable. In this way, many people can use tourism as a form of entertainment.
Do you think that this will be an ever closer reality with the realization of the inspiration4? Say it below in the comments!
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