WATCH REPLAY: SpaceX Completes World’s First All-Civilian Human Spaceflight to Orbit Mission from Kennedy Space Center

By  //  September 16, 2021

Inspiration4 crew will splashdown off the Florida coast Sept. 18

WATCH REPLAY: Live launch coverage on Space Coast Daily TV of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lift off from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

ABOVE VIDEO: Pre-Launch Coverage of the Inspiration4 mission – the world’s first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launched from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

BREVARD COUNTY • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA – SpaceX successfully launched the first all-civilian mission to orbit on Sept. 15 on a Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket. 

Inspiration4 is commanded by Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments and an accomplished pilot and adventurer.

Joining him are Medical Officer Hayley Arceneaux, a physician assistant at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and pediatric cancer survivor; Mission Specialist Chris Sembroski, an Air Force veteran and aerospace data engineer; and Mission Pilot Dr. Sian Proctor, a geoscientist, entrepreneur, and trained pilot.

SpaceX successfully launched the first all-civilian mission to orbit on Sept. 15 on a Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket. (Steve Wilson image)

During their multi-day journey in orbit, the Inspiration4 crew will conduct scientific research designed to advance human health on Earth and during future long-duration spaceflights.

Approximately three days after liftoff, Dragon and the Inspiration4 crew will return to Earth and splashdown at one of several possible landing sites off the Florida coast.

The Inspiration4 mission is part of Jared’s ambitious fundraising goal to give hope to all kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Visit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to learn how you can help the Inspiration4 crew reach their $200 million fundraising goal.

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SpaceX successfully launched the first all-civilian mission to orbit on Sept. 15 on a Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket. (SpaceX image)
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