China News Service, September 13th. According to a report from the US Chinese website, SpaceX will send its first all-civilian crew into space orbit this week.
Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman will board a SpaceX Falcon rocket with three others for a three-day mission called Inspiration4.
Reuters reported that the mission will be carried out at 20 o'clock in the US Eastern Time on Wednesday (September 15).
The rocket will be launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and will eventually land on the Atlantic Ocean.
Data map: On June 3, 2021, local time, Cape Canaveral, Florida, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Cargo Dragon spacecraft lifted off from launch pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center to perform a resupply mission for the International Space Station.
The four crew members have conducted rigorous preparations in the past 5 months, including high-altitude fitness and simulator training.
The 38-year-old billionaire Isaacman will be responsible for the flight. He provided funds for the flight, but the exact amount he paid SpaceX has not been disclosed.
The other three members are in contact with St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Among them, Chris Sembroski won a seat in a raffle that attracted 72,000 applicants.
This event raised more than 100 million yuan in donations for St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Another person, Hayley Arceneaux, was a bone cancer survivor and later became a doctor's assistant at St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Sian Proctor, a teacher at the community college, will also participate in the flight.
"This is definitely not what I imagined to happen, but I think it is very interesting for me." Alkeno said.