News: Inspiration4
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
Industry / News / Inspiration4
- Polaris program to demo spacewalk and Starship in preparation for Moon and Mars NASASpaceflight · 15 Feb 2022 Led by Inspiration4 commander Jared Isaacman, the newly announced Polaris program aims to demonstrate multiple capabilities needed for upcoming Moon and Mars exploration. This rapid advancement of human spaceflight techn...
- SpaceX, Polaris reveal plans to launch private astronauts higher than ever before Teslarati · 14 Feb 2022 SpaceX and Inspiration4 creator Jared Isaacman have announced the Polaris Program, an initiative designed to carry the torch forward from Inspiration4 with...
- Blue Origin, Sierra Space, and Boeing announce Orbital Reef NASASpaceflight · 27 Oct 2021 Amid a year of momentous developments in commercial spaceflight, including the all-civilian Inspiration4 mission and the first feature film to be shot in space, a consortium led by Blue Origin and Sierra Space has announ...
- Video: Inspiration4 booster returns to SpaceX hangar for refurbishment Spaceflight Now · 23 Sep 2021 The Falcon 9 rocket used last week to launch the all-civilian Inspiration4 crew into space has returned to a SpaceX hangar at Kennedy Space Center for refurbishment ahead of a future mission.
- SpaceX sees growing demand for private Crew Dragon missions Spaceflight Now · 23 Sep 2021 With the all-civilian Inspiration4 crew mission back on Earth, SpaceX’s director of human spaceflight programs says the company is seeing increased interest in more private astronauts flights to orbit, and may expand its...
- SpaceX Inspiration4 astronaut shares behind-the-scenes look at largest space window’s ‘first light’ Teslarati · 22 Sep 2021 SpaceX Inspiration4 astronaut Sian Proctor has shared the first behind-the-scenes look at what it was like for the world’s first all-private astronaut...
- Photos: Inspiration4 launches from Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 20 Sep 2021 The first all-private crew to fly into Earth orbit launched Sept. 15 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, streaking into space on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket powered by nine Merlin main engines.
- After Inspiration4, SpaceX sees high demand for free-flyer missions Ars Technica · 20 Sep 2021 "We have interest for both Dragons and Starships, which is pretty exciting."
- SpaceX Inspiration4 Dragon, Falcon 9 booster return to port after flawless mission Teslarati · 20 Sep 2021 After acing a flawless commercial astronaut launch debut, SpaceX’s Inspiration4 Crew Dragon spacecraft, Falcon 9 booster, and the four private astronauts they...
- Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Inspiration4 mission SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2021 SpaceX’s first private crewed mission ended with the splashdown of the Crew Dragon spacecraft off the Florida coast Sept. 18.
- All-civilian crew prepares for Saturday evening splashdown Spaceflight Now · 18 Sep 2021 The Inspiration4 crew members wrapped up their third and final day in orbit Saturday and set their sights on an automated plunge back to Earth, a steep descent to an evening splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Can...
- Inspiration4 and all-civilian crew return to Earth with splashdown off Florida coast NASASpaceflight · 18 Sep 2021 The Inspiration4 mission, flown by Crew Dragon Resilience, has concluded its three-day mission with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Inspiration4 crew describes “incredible perspective” from space Spaceflight Now · 17 Sep 2021 On their final full day in space Friday, the all-civilian Inspiration4 crew circling Earth inside a SpaceX Dragon capsule chatted with Tom Cruise, rang the closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange, and downlinked a li...
- Inspiration4 mission to conclude with Sept. 18 splashdown SpaceNews · 17 Sep 2021 SpaceX’s first private Crew Dragon mission is set to end with a splashdown off the Florida coast Sept. 18, three days after liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center.
- SpaceX shows off largest window in space after spectacular Inspiration4 launch Teslarati · 16 Sep 2021 SpaceX has revealed the first on-orbit view of the largest window every launched on a rocket – and provided an update on...
- Inspiration4 crew chats with Elon Musk, works through first full day in space Spaceflight Now · 16 Sep 2021 The first all-civilian, privately-funded crew to reach orbit came through their initial hours in weightless environment of space “healthy, happy and resting comfortably,” SpaceX reported Thursday.
- Photos: Inspiration4’s rocket ready for launch on pad 39A Spaceflight Now · 15 Sep 2021 Photographers visited launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday to set up remote cameras. Photographer Michael Cain captured these views of the 215-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft...
- Watch SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission launch four private astronauts live [webcast] Teslarati · 15 Sep 2021 Update: SpaceX, Falcon 9, Crew Dragon, the crew, and the weather remain on track for the company’s historic Inspiration4 mission, which is...
- SpaceX launches Inspiration4, first all-private orbital mission NASASpaceflight · 15 Sep 2021 SpaceX has successfully launched the first-ever all-private orbital mission, Inspiration4. The first-of-its-kind flight saw four private astronauts take flight on a Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon ahead of a three-day stay in L...
- Commercial spaceflight industry sees Inspiration4 as a pathfinder but not a model SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2021 SpaceX’s first fully commercial Crew Dragon mission is being closely watched by both NASA and other companies in the commercial human spaceflight sector, who see it as a pathfinder for future missions but not necessity a...
- For the first time, NASA is a spectator for a U.S. crew mission to low Earth orbit Spaceflight Now · 14 Sep 2021 SpaceX’s launch of the all-private Inspiration4 crew mission, scheduled as soon as Wednesday night, is an all-commercial affair that leaves NASA largely on the sidelines. And that’s just fine with NASA Administrator Bill...
- Civilian astronauts practice for launch day at Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 13 Sep 2021 The four civilian fliers who will rocket into orbit this week on the privately-managed Inspiration4 mission took their seats inside a SpaceX crew capsule Sunday night in Florida during a dress rehearsal for launch day. H...
- Photos: SpaceX rocket arrives on launch pad for Inspiration4 mission Spaceflight Now · 13 Sep 2021 The Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spaceship chartered by billionaire Jared Isaacman for a three-day mission in low Earth orbit arrived at historic launch pad 39A in Florida over the weekend, moving into the starting blocks...
- SpaceX rocket rolls out to pad 39A for Inspiration4 launch Spaceflight Now · 12 Sep 2021 SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule on pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Sunday, kicking off a busy few days before launch of the all-private Inspiration4 crew mission as soon as Wednesday night.
- SpaceX Crew Dragon, Falcon 9 roll out to the pad for historic Inspiration4 launch Teslarati · 12 Sep 2021 On the morning of September 12th, SpaceX rolled the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft that will support the world’s first...
- Inspiration4 private crewed mission nears launch SpaceNews · 10 Sep 2021 SpaceX is gearing up for its first purely commercial human spaceflight, but many details about the mission remain unclear.
- SpaceX rolls Inspiration4 Falcon 9 rocket to the pad for historic launch Teslarati · 7 Sep 2021 SpaceX has rolled the Falcon 9 rocket that will launch the historic Inspiration4 private astronaut mission to its NASA Kennedy Space Center...
- What have we learned so far about Crew Dragon’s cupola, the largest window to ever fly to space ElonX · 4 Sep 2021 In less than two weeks, the ground-breaking Inspiration4 mission is scheduled to launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft into orbit with four crew members, none of whom are professional astronauts. Crew Dragon for this mission i...
- SpaceX Inspiration4 astronauts reveal Dragon’s ‘cupola’ in the flesh Teslarati · 2 Sep 2021 SpaceX’s first fully private astronaut crew have revealed the first real look at a unique part of the Crew Dragon spacecraft that...
- Inspiration4 launch nears as intense training schedule continues NASASpaceflight · 23 Aug 2021 Just weeks from launch, SpaceX has started final preparations for the crewed Inspiration4 (I4) mission. I4 will be the first free flight Crew Dragon mission and the first orbital, all private crewed mission. I4 will also...
- SpaceX’s historic private astronaut launch debut gets its own Netflix documentary Teslarati · 5 Aug 2021 Netflix has announced plans for a documentary that will dive deep into SpaceX’s historic Inspiration4 private astronaut launch. Headed by billionaire and...
- SpaceX to upgrade Dragon with the most immersive window ever launched into space Teslarati · 31 Mar 2021 SpaceX and Inspiration4 customer Jared Isaacman have revealed a substantial and unexpected design change made to the Crew Dragon spacecraft that will...
- Inspiration4 announces crew for private SpaceX Crew Dragon mission SpaceNews · 30 Mar 2021 The private venture that purchased a SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to low Earth orbit has finalized the crew for that mission, scheduled to launch as soon as September.
- SpaceX announces Inspiration4, all-civilian space mission in support of St Jude’s Hospital NASASpaceflight · 1 Feb 2021 SpaceX has added a new private Crew Dragon mission to their growing human spaceflight manifest. The first all-civilian space mission, named Inspiration4, will be launched on a Falcon 9 rocket and the Crew Dragon Resilien...