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Inspiration4 targeted for late 2021
On February 1, 2021, SpaceX said Falcon 9 would launch Inspiration4, an all-commercial Dragon crew, from LC-39A no earlier than the fourth quarter of 2021.
Topics: space-civilization
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Summary
SpaceX said it was targeting no earlier than the fourth quarter of 2021 for Inspiration4, which it called the first all-commercial astronaut mission to orbit, from Kennedy LC-39A. Jared Isaacman, founder of Shift4 Payments, would command and was donating the other three seats; those people had not been named. Training would cover the rocket, the spacecraft, orbital mechanics, microgravity, emergencies, suits, and simulations. The flight was described as several days, with an orbit about every 90 minutes on a custom path, and a splashdown off Florida. The flown result is the September 18 splashdown.
Key facts
| Fact | Label |
|---|---|
| Target: no earlier than Q4 2021, LC-39A | Company plan |
| Three seats beside Isaacman not yet named | Company announcement |
| Multi-day free flight, splashdown off Florida | Company mission sketch |
Why it matters
This is the commercial crew product beside NASA rotations, announced after Demo-2 had put agency astronauts on Dragon. The unnamed seats are filled by the time of the splashdown post.
On this site
Sources
- SpaceX update, February 1, 2021 — Grade A, company post
- Inspiration4 site linked from the post — Grade A, mission page
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