Inspiration4 / SpaceX
Just thought I'd share this group photo that the Inspiration4 astronauts took during their training inside a Crew Dragon flight simulator at SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left to right are Christopher Sembroski (the Mission Specialist symbolizing 'Generosity'), Dr. Sian Proctor (the Pilot symbolizing 'Prosperity'), Jared Isaacman (the Spacecraft Commander symbolizing 'Leadership') and Hayley Arceneaux (the Chief Medical Officer symbolizing 'Hope'). Liftoff of Inspiration4 aboard the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule remains scheduled for September 15, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Assuming that the launch date isn't changed, splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean at the end of this historic mission will take place on September 18.
Resilience will orbit 340 miles (547 kilometers) above the Earth...about 90 miles (145 kilometers) higher than the altitude where the International Space Station resides, and the farthest that humans have soared above our planet since the last Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission (on STS-125) in 2009. Atlantis orbited as high as 359 miles (578 kilometers) during that shuttle flight. T-minus 59 days till Inspiration4 heads into space!
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